Era: a large division on time

1. VOCABULARY KEY TERMS • Era: a large division on time • Archeology: it is the study of the past by looking at what people left behind (artifacts). • Artifact: object made by people • Paleontology: also looks at prehistoric times. They study fossils to learn how the world was like long ago. • Fossil: it is the remain of plants and animal life that have been preserved from an early time. • Anthropology: is the study of human culture and how it develops over time. They also study fossils and artifacts • Evidence: something that shows proof or an indication that something is true • Primary Source: first hand evidence of an event in history • Secondary source: a document or written work created after an event • Point of view: a general attitude about people or life • Bias: an unreasonable, emotional judgment about people and events. • Conclusion: a final decision reached by reasoning • Decade ten years • Millennium 1000 years • Century 100 years

2. Decade ten years • Millennium 1000 years • Century 100 years