Question

Checking your Understanding

Introduction: Match these terms with their definitions.
Archaeology
Geography
Historiography
Dendrochronology
Bias
the scientific study of human history
through the examination of artifacts
the use of tree rings to establish an
absolute date of an object
the writing of history and how it changes
over time
the scientific study of the features and
processes of the Earth
tendency to view something in a
particular way

Answer 1

Geography - the scientific study of the features and processes of the earth.

Bias - tendency to view something in a particular way.

Archaeology - the scientific study of human history through the examination of artifacts.

Historiography - the writing of history and how it changes over time

Dendrochronology - the use of tree rings to establish an absolute date of an object.