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Chapter 1 m.acosta
Question | Answer |
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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, potery, 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 approximately 2,500,000 to 10,000 B.C., during which humnas used simple stone tools; sometimes called the Old Stone Age | Paleolithic Age |
a person who moves from place to place | Nomads |
the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis | Systematic Agriculture |
adaptation for human use | Domestication |
a skilled craftsperson who makes products such as weapons and jewelry | Artisans |
the shift from hunting of animals and gathering food to the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis that occured 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 |