Social Studies Unit One

Important historical events that have long lasting effects on human life

An expanse of time characterized by an individual, human activity, or culture; synonym of "age"

a calendar system based on the earth's rotation around the sun

a system of organizing and dividing time, often based on the orbit of the moon around the earth or earth around the sun

a calendar system based on the moon's rotation around the earth

The abbreviation for the period of time before Christ was born, now referred to as "before common era"

The abbreviation for the Latin phrase "anno domini" (meaning in the year of Christ) for the period of time after Christ was born.

an expanse or mass of continuous land

The land mass of both Europe and Asia

A large geographical region spanning Africa, Europe and Asia

A way of showing contrasting features on a map

A particular attitude or way of regarding or seeing something

A first-hand account of an event that was created at about the time the event occurred

Diaries, letters, reports, photographs, birth certificates

an account of an event that was created later by people who did not experience it first-hand

Encyclopedia articles, books written by historians, textbooks

Events or accounts of events from the past

a representation of an event from the past

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The quality of being worthy of attention

Impacts a lot of people, grabs attention, where it occurred, when it occurred

Schools, government, economic systems, food, clothing, shelter

Structures created by people to meet the needs of societies such as food, clothing, shelter in order to exist

A period in which events occur in succession from the past through the present to the future

eras and periods, BC, AD

Where an event happened

The first armed conflict of the American Revolution happened in Massachusetts, Civil War in Gettysburg, Twin Towers in New York

Knowledge, experience, perspective, attitude, skills and purpose

To see differences in areas (Topographical = elevations and land features, Regional = specific place, Interregional = larger areas)

Advantage = lots of information, bold definitions, easy format, more organized, accurate information

You can't write in it, secondary source, could be written in different language, view of one person, limited evidence, may be out-dated