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chapter 1 j.dickie
Voc Word | Definition |
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Prehistory | the period before writing was developed |
Archaeology | the study of past societies through an analysis of the items people left behind them |
Anthropology | the study of human life and culture based on artifacts and human fossils |
Artifacts | tools, pottery, paintings, weapons, buildings, and household items left behind by early people |
Fossils | a remnant or impression of an organism from a past geologic age that has been preserved in the earth’s crust |
Paleolithic Age | from the Greek for “Old Stone”, the early period of human history, from approximately 2,500,000 to 10,000 B.C., during which humans used simple tools; sometimes called the Old Stone Age |
Nomads | a person who moves from place to place |
Systematic Agriculture | the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis |
Domestication | adaption for human use |
Artisans | a skilled craftsperson who makes products such as weapons and jewelry |
Neolithic Revolution | 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 8,000 B.C. |
Bronze Age | the period from around 3,000 to 1200 B.C. characterized by the widespread use of bronze for tools and weapons |
Civilization | a complex culture in which large numbers of people share a number of common elements such as social structure, religion, and art |
Culture | the way of life a people follows |
Monarch | a king or queen who rules a kingdom |