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BMMS Early Man

Chapters 1 and 2 vocabulary

TermDefinition
A.D. anno domini "Year of the Lord"
anthropology the study of the human race, its culture and society and its physical development
archaeologist someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools and other artifacts of people who lived in the past
artifact a human made object
B.C. Before Christ
B.C.E. Before the Common Era
C.E. Common Era
century a period of 100 years
circa often abbreviated c., ca., ca or cca. and sometimes italicized to show it is Latin) literally means "about" or "around".
decade a period of 10 years
excavation the process of digging in the ground to find things from the past
fossil a preserved remain of early life
hominid a human or human-like creature that walked on two feet
hunter-gatherers people who obtain food by hunting animals and gathering plants
Mesolithic Age "Middle Stone Age" an era lasting from 10,000 to 6,000 B.C.
migration the act of moving from on place to settle in another
millennium a period of 1000 years
Neolithic Age "New Stone Age" an era lasting from 8,000 to 3,000 B.C.
nomad a person who moves from place to place
oral history an unwritten account of an event
paleoanthropologist a person who conducts a scientific study of fossil humans, and the evolution of modern man.
Paleolithic Age "Old Stone Age" an era lasting from 2.5 million to 8000B.C.
prehistory period of time the predates written history
primary source something written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event
radiocarbon dating The determination of the approximate age of an ancient object by measuring the amount of carbon 14 it contains.
religion the worship of God, gods, or spiritual elements
secondary source an account of a historical event written by someone who did not witness the event
technology the ways people apply knowledge and tools to meet their needs
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