1. Historiography: The writing of history based on the critical examination of sources.

2. Pre-History Definition: Who: –Archeologist Artifacts –Anthropologist Culture –Paleontologist Fossils Archeologist Mary Leakey

3. Tale, story A chronological record of significant events often including an explanation of their causes A branch of knowledge that records and explains past events

4. Paleolithic Age Old Stone Age Hominids Hunter-gatherer Nomads Stone age tools Cave paintings, Altamira SpainCave paintings, Lascaux France

5. Neolithic Revolution New Stone Age Definition: Slash-and-burn Domestication Catal Huyuk, modern Turkey (artist conception)

6. Agricultural revolution that led to an increase in human population and cities Climate change may have contributed Slash and burn farming was practiced The domestication of animals provided a consistent source of food The Neolithic Revolution

7. River Valley Settlements Africa – Nile River – Egypt Middle East – Tigris-Euphrates – Mesopotamia South Asia – Indus River - India/Pakistan Asia – Huang He/ Yangtze – China

8. Dating History History has been dated variously throughout time (Romans restarted counting the years with the reign of a new emperor) Current Western calendar is based on a system developed by a monk in the 6 th century after the birth of Christ BC (Before Christ) – AD (Anno Domini – Year of the Lord) BCE (Before Common Era) – CE (Common Era) Centuries

9. Sources in History Primary Sources – an eyewitness to history –Diary, journal –Laws, court cases –Artifacts – WWI gas mask, art –Autobiography Secondary Sources – second-hand account –Biography –Textbooks