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Early Humans Ag Rev
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Artisan | A person who makes things by hand. EX: pottery, jewelry, weapons, clothing, art... |
Bronze Age | Period of time when people made and used Bronze. |
Civilization | A group of people living and working together. EX: social classes, job specialization, religion, economy, government... |
Communicate | Ways of sharing ideas, information, and ideas. |
Domesticate | To train an animal for human use. |
Economy | Money produced from a society. |
Irrigation | The process of watering crops and plants. |
Metallurgy | Combining metals to make useful objects. |
Method | The way of performing a task. |
Neolithic Age | The New Stone Age |
Nomad | A person who migrates for food, water, and shelter. |
Hunter- Gatherer | A human living in a remote location which has to hunt and gather to obtain a food source. |
Ice- Age | Time period when glaciers covered much of the Earth, and the Earth experienced freezing cold temperatures. |
Paleolithic Age | The Old Stone Age. |
Polytheism | The belief in more than one god. |
Monotheism | The belief in one God. |
Population | A group of people living in one location. |
Settlement | A place where people establish a community. |
Shrine | A place of worship for the nomads. |
Silt | Fertile soil used to grow crops. |
Specialization | Training for a specific job. |
Surplus | An extra amount of food which is stored. |
Systematic Agriculture | The seasonal growing of crops on a consistent basis. (farming) |
Technology | Tools and weapons created by Nomads made from sticks, stones, and animal bones. |