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Definition | Vocabulary Word |
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The period before writing was developed. | Prehistory |
The study of past societies through an analysis of the items people left behind them. | Archaeology |
The study of human life and culture based on artifacts and human fossils. | Anthropology |
Tools, pottery, paintings, weapons, buildings, and household items left behind by early people. | Artifacts |
A remnant or impression of an organism from a past geologic age that has been preserved in the earth's crust. | Fossils |
From the Greek for "Old Stone," the early period of human history, from approx. 2,500,000 to 10,000 B.C., during which humans used simple stone tools; sometimes called the Old Stone Age. | Paleolithic Age |
a person who moves from place to place. 8. Systematic Agriculture- The keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis. | Nomads |
adaption for human use. | Domestication |
A skilled craftsperson who makes products such as weapons to jewelry. | Artisans |
The shift from hunting of animals and gathering of food to the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis that occurred around 8000 B.C. | Neolithic Revolution |
The period from around 3000 to 1200 B.C. characterized by the widespread use of bronze for tools and weapons. | Bronze Age |
A complex culture in which large numbers of people share a number of common elements such as social structure, religion, and art. | Civilization |
The way of life a people follows. | Culture |
A king or queen who rules a kingdom. | Monarch |