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Chapter 1 Pullin
Prehistory
Question | Answer |
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BC | Before Christ |
AD | "Anno Domini"- year of our lord |
BCE | Before Current Era |
CE | Current Era |
The Iceman | -Discovered in the Alps -Copper ax |
Archaeologists | Scientists who examine objects to learn about past peoples and cultures |
History | The written and other recorded events of people |
Oral Tradition | Stories passed down by word of mouth that tell about heroes and events in the past |
Geography | Study of the Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it. |
Prehistory | Time before written history |
The Stone Age | -Three of them -Tools and weapons made from stone |
Old Stone Age | -Fire discovered -Hunters and gatherers -nomads |
Middle Stone Age | -More refined or advanced tools |
New Stone Age | -Farming is discovered |
Nomads | People with no settled homes |
Fertile | Rich in the substances that plants need to grow |
Irrigation | Supplying land with water from another place using a network of canals |
Surplus | Having more than what is needed |
Artisan | A worker who is skilled in crafting items by hand |
Required for cities to grow | Water, Fertile soil (for food), and shelter |
Civilization | a society that has cities, a central government run by official leaders, and workers who specialize in various jobs |
Bronze | Copper mixed with tin; much harder than copper |
Two important inventions | Wheel and axl; merchant ships |
Social classes in large cities | King, priests, nobles, artisans, farmers and common workers, slaves |