HISTORICAL & CULTURAL TERMS. Beginnings of History About 5,000 years ago, groups of people in...
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HISTORICAL & CULTURAL TERMS. Beginnings of History About 5,000 years ago, groups of people in different parts of the world began keeping written records
Beginnings of History About 5,000 years ago, groups of people
in different parts of the world began keeping written records This
is the beginning of recorded history Prehistory -The long period of
time before people invented writing.
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Historians History- The study of things past. Historians-
Scholars who study and write about the historical past. Historians
study artifacts -objects made by humans Jobs of a historian:
evaluate evidence, draw conclusions, interpret and present
findings. What three skills of historians does he identify?
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Fossils versus Artifacts Fossil The remains of living
things-plants, animals, or people. Artifact The remains of things
that were made by people
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Anthropology Anthropology -Study of the origins and
developments of people and their societies Emic-From the
perspective of the people being studied Etic-From the perspective
of the anthropologist Archaeology -Study of past peoples and
cultures through their material remains Culture -The way of life of
a society, including beliefs, values, and practices. What are some
topics an anthropologist might study?
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Other Important Terms Ethnicity/Ethnic Group-A group of people
who identify with each other based on a common background and
culture. Ethnography-Study of ethnicity and culture Nationality-The
country which a person identifies with. Religion-Organized
collection of beliefs and worldviews. Language-Complex system of
human verbal communication. Paul Rusesabaginas ethnicity is Hutu.
His nationality is Rwandan. His religion is Christianity. His
language is Kinyarwanda.
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TIME
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Important Terms BC-Before Christ, the years before the birth of
Christ in the Christian calendar. AD-Anno Domini, the years after
the birth of Christ, beginning with the year 1. BCE-Before Common
Era, non-religious form of BC. CE-Common Era, non religious form of
AD.
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Christian Calendar Begins with the birth of Christ Originally
based on the Julian Calendar Replaced in 1582 by the Gregorian
Calendar, a slight correction Actually four years off- Christ was
born in 4 BC
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Hebrew Calendar Year 1=The Year of Creation, 3761 BCE Days go
from sunset to sunset New Year=Rosh Hashanah Upcoming year will be
5775
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Islamic Calendar Begins with Muhammad leaving Mecca for Medina-
the Hijrah (622 AD) Lunar calendar Next year will be 1436 AH (In
the year of the Hijrah)
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Measures of Time Decade-A period of ten years. Century-A period
of 100 years. Millennium-A period of 1000 years. There is no year
0. Centuries and millennia, AD begin in years ending in 1 and end
in years ending in 0 Centuries and millennia, BC begin in years
ending in 0 and end in years ending in 1
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Century Rules The first century began in the year 1 AD and
lasted until the last minute of the year 100 AD. The second century
began in the year 101 AD and lasted until the last minute of the
year 200 AD. The first century, BC began in the year 100 BC and
lasted until the last minute of the year 1, BC. The second century,
BC began in the year 200 BC and lasted until the last minute of the
year 101 BC.
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How to calculate the time span between dates When both dates
are in AD or both dates are in BC, subtract one from the other.
Example: From 2000 to 2014 is 14 years. Example: From 100 BC to 90
BC is 10 years. When one date is in AD and one date is in BC, add
them, and subtract 1 (since there was no year 0) Example: From 100
BC to 100 AD is 199 years. From 1 BC to 2014 AD is 2014 years.
