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Stone Age
Term | Definition |
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Prehistory | The time before written records |
History | The time after people started keeping written records |
Stone Age | The earliest known period of human culture |
Paleolithic | refers to the "Old" Stone Age |
Mesolithic | Term for the "Middle" Stone Age |
Neolithic | Term given for the new Stone Age when man began farming and herding animals |
Bronze Age | Time period following the Stone Age when mankind began making weapons and tools out of bronze |
Archeology | The study of ancient times, ancient people, and ancient cultures through the digging up on excavation of ancient cities, buildings, tombs, etc. |
Excavate | To dig up |
Artifacts | Objects made by humans that were left behind: tools, weapons, potery, etc. |
Migrate | To move from place to place |
Nomads | People who have no settled or permanent home and move from place to place |
Hunter-Gatherer | A person who obtains food by hunting animals, gathering plants, and moves when food becomes scarce |
Fertile | Term used to describes soil that is rich in nutrients |
Domesticate | To tame animals and breed them for human use |
Irrigation | The supplying of land with water |
Artisan | A person skilled in a specific trade (like a basket weaver)- skilled worker |
Civilization | A society with cities, a central government, official leaders and various other occupation |
Specialization | The development of occupations or jobs |
Archaeologist | A person who studies the past and examines artifacts. |