Arranged in order of time of occurrence

a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.

Process in which historical events unfold

The time during which historical developments

of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time

the attempt to categorize or divide time into named blocks

eyewitness accounts of history. They include letters, diaries, speeches, and interviews.

records that explain or interpret primary sources

- describing the past on its own terms, through the eyes and experiences of those who were there, as revealed through their literature, diaries, letters, debates, arts, artifacts, etc

placing events or situations in a given period of time or era

Judging things that occurred in the past based solely in terms of present-day norms and values.

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

when a certain historical event is described from

the mutual effect by many different forces to cause a particular action or occurrence.

something that acts as an agent or cause; agent that is the reason for something.

the research or investigation of change over time, often begins with a historical question

the examination of measurable and verifiable data such as earnings, revenue, population, movement, trade, etc

the examination of non-measurable data such as

A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

a flowing together

movement of people from one place to another

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

A maritime people who spread their alphabet to others including the Hebrews, Romans, and Greeks.

who developed a tradition of heroic poetry through which they recalled their own history

This body of Water separates Europe and Africa

the first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.

"New Stone Age"; About 10,000 years ago marked by advances in the production of stone tools. Shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture

civilization from 2600 BC-1900 BC; entire Indian subcontinent-peninsula; possibly had twin capitals called Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro; well organized government

Egypt and Sudan; fertile land and ruled by pharaohs or god-kings under a polytheistic belief

This term refers to a series of civilizations (dynasties) that emerged from the Huang He (Yellow River). The hued river gets its name from the loess soil that blows in from the north and Mongolia. Its regular flooding has earned the river the nickname of China's Sorrow due to the amount of people who have perished over the centuries.

the civilization that developed around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers around 3500 BC/BCE