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Unit 1 Vocabulary and Historical Concepts Guide

The document is a study guide that defines key vocabulary terms and poses written response questions to help students learn about history, geography, sources, and social institutions. It asks students to define terms like fact, opinion, calendars, and corroborate. It also poses questions about maps, such as why maps of the same place may differ and the pros and cons of representing Earth on paper. Other questions cover historical events versus accounts, how historians create accounts, and characteristics of significance.

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Unit 1 Vocabulary and Historical Concepts Guide

The document is a study guide that defines key vocabulary terms and poses written response questions to help students learn about history, geography, sources, and social institutions. It asks students to define terms like fact, opinion, calendars, and corroborate. It also poses questions about maps, such as why maps of the same place may differ and the pros and cons of representing Earth on paper. Other questions cover historical events versus accounts, how historians create accounts, and characteristics of significance.

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Unit 1 Study Guide

Define the following vocabulary words:

1. fact:

2. opinion:

3. internal consistency:

4. external consistency:

5. lunar calendar:

6. solar calendar:

7. era:

8. society:

9. cartographer:

10. corroborate:

Written Responses:
1. Why would two maps of the same place look different?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of representing the Earth on Paper?

3. In the following examples, which is a historical event and which is a historical account?

______________________ : The American Revolution

_________________________: The description of the American Revolution in our history book

4. How does a historian create a historical account?

5. What are some characteristics that makes something significant?

6. Create a timeline starting with the oldest date and ending with the most recent date. ( 3000 B.C.E.,
1500 C.E., 700 C.E., 1000 B.C.E.)

7. What does B.C.E. and C. E. stand for?

8. What happens when more trade and human interactions occur?


9. What continents make up Afroeurasia?

10. Label the seven continents and five oceans of the world.

11. Give an example of a primary source. List an advantage and disadvantage of this source.

12. Give an example of a secondary source. List an advantage and disadvantage of this source.

13. Describe the six social institutions. Why are social institutions important to society?
14. Why would cartographers use maps of different scales to study history?

15. When would a cartographer use a map of just Africa?

16. Why are some maps more reliable than others?

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