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A decade is a period of ...
10 years
Larger blocks of time are called...
eras
Prehistory is the time before people developed...
writing
Prehistory-Ancient History-_______ _______-Modern History
Middle Ages
The Julian calendar started counting years from the_____________.
founding of Rome
A year with an extra day is called a _______year.
leap
The problem with the Julian calendar was that it was _______________.
losing time
The Gregorian calendar started counting years from the ______________.
birth of Jesus
A.D. stands for...
Anno Domini
What is an artifact?
An object made by people
Paleontology looks at prehistoric times.Paleontoligists focus on f_ _ _ _ _s.
fossils
Fossils are the remains of _______and __________.
plants and animals
All modern human beings belong to the species of H_ _ _ S_ _ _ _ __.
Homo Sapiens
What is evidence?
Evidence is something that shows proof or an indication that something is true.
What is the difference of a Primary and a Secondary source?
Primary sources: firsthand pieces of evidence, Secondary sources: created after an event
What was the Domesday Book?
a long list of pieces of land and their owners in England around 1066
