Vocabulary, Intro to World History Name _________________________________ Period _________

Directions: 1. Read the complete definition for the following vocabulary words.2. Draw a picture or cartoon that will help you remember the definition. 3. Write out a complete sentence using the word. Highlight the vocab word.

Vocabulary Word Textbook Definition Picture or cartoon that will help me remember

the word’s meaning…My sentence using the vocab word.

(Vocab word is highlighted.)

history

The story of what has happened in the past

People who study history, or what has happened in the past, are called historians.

prehistoryThe period before events were recorded in writing

The iceman is prehistoric; he lived before writing was developed.

B.C.E.

Before Common Era

• Before the birth of Jesus• When looking at the

timeline of world history, the zero represents the year Jesus was born

• B.C.E. is the time period before the 0

King Tut was born in 1341 B.C.E. and died in 1323 B.C.E.

Vocabulary Word Textbook Definition Picture or cartoon that will help me remember

the word’s meaning…My sentence using the vocab word.

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C.E.

Common EraC.E. refers to the time period after the zero; After the birth of Jesus.

archaeology

The study of the remains of past cultures

artifact

An object made by someone in the past

Vocabulary Word Textbook Definition Picture or cartoon that will help me remember

the word’s meaning…My sentence using the vocab word. (Vocab word is highlighted.)

culture

The beliefs, way of life, art, and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society

oral tradition

The passing on of history, beliefs, or customs by word of mouth

hominid

Any erect bipedal primate mammal including humans, gorillas, chimpanzee, and orangutan