History by Austin Russell

Age

A long period of time marked by a single cultural feature

Era

A long period of time marked by great events, developments or figures

Decade

A period of 10 years

Century

A period of 100 years

AD

Comes from a Latin phrase that means "in the year of our Lord" and is used to identify dates that occurred after the birth of Jesus Christ

Contex

In archaeology, the situation or setting in which artifacts or remains are found

BC

It means "before Christ" and is used to identify dates that occurred before the birth of Jesus Christ

BCE

Stands for "before common era" and is another way to refer to BC dates

CE

Stands for "common era" and is another way to refer to AD dates

Ancient

Very old or from a long time ago

Reasoned judgment

a statement based on fact that can not necessarily be proven

Fact

a statement that can be proven

Circa

a word used to show that historians are not sure of an exact date; it means "about"

Kitchen mitten

ancient peoples' trash

Excavation

digging up the remains of the past

Prehistory

events that took place before the development of writing

Fossils

remains or imprints of once living plants or animals

oral tradition

stories passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation

Artifacts

the man made objects from the past

Archaeology

the recovery and study of the remains of the pas

history

the study of what happened in the past