World History Vocabulary Terms (Chapter 1, Section 1) Question Preview (ID: 38722)


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Events or accounts of the past.
a) History
b) Prehistory
c)
d)

The abbreviation for the Latin phrase anno domini (meaning in the year of our lord) for the period of time after Christ was born, now referred to as common era.
a) BC / BCE
b) AD / CE
c)
d)

The abbreviation for the period of time before Christ was born, now referred to as before common era.
a) BC / BCE
b) AD / CE
c)
d)

The study of earth's surface and the processes that shape it.
a) History
b) Geography
c)
d)

Scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past.
a) Historian
b) Archaeologist
c)
d)

Stories passed down by word of mouth.
a) Prehistory
b) Oral Traditions
c)
d)

Time before writing was developed.
a) Prehistory
b) Oral Traditions
c)
d)

Events or accounts of the past.
a) History
b) Geography
c)
d)

An expert in history or a student of history.
a) Historian
b) Archaeologist
c)
d)

Events or accounts of the past.
a) History
b) Historian
c)
d)

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