Timelines and Historical Thinking Flashcards

Grade 3 · Social Studies · Flashcards

Study key vocabulary for understanding timelines, historical sources, and how historians work.

Flashcards

timeline: A visual display of events arranged in chronological (time) order
historian: A person who studies and writes about events from the past
primary source: An original firsthand document, object, or artifact from a historical period
secondary source: An account of history written after the fact by someone not present
decade: A period of 10 years
century: A period of 100 years
millennium: A period of 1,000 years
BC / BCE: Before Christ / Before Common Era — years counted backward from year 1
AD / CE: Anno Domini / Common Era — years counted forward from year 1
chronological order: Arranging events from earliest to most recent
artifact: An object made or used by people in the past, studied by historians
archaeology: The study of human history through objects and ruins left behind