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World History Ch. 1
world history questions for chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hominids | humans as well as earlier humanlike creatures |
| artifacts | tools, clothing, works of art, and weapons for a time period previously |
| culture | a set of beliefs, knowledge, and patterns of living that a group develops |
| Cro-Magnon People | a group scientists know about because of the artwork left on cave walls and carvings; were nomadic hunter/gatherers; known for their rituals for hunting, birth, and death |
| nomads | are people who wander from place to place in search of food because it flooded so they moved the crops and planted them elsewhere; they had to wait for the crops to grow; in the meantime they domesticated animals - they bred them |
| domestication | taming of animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs |
| Neolithic Agricultural Revolution | the shift from wandering to staying in one spot |
| civilizations | people are able to produce a surplus of food; people establish large towns or cities and forms a government; people perform different jobs instead of everyone doing the same work |
| division of labor | when people began working in specialised area because farming methods had improved |
| artisans | skilled workers |
| cultural diffusion | a spread of ideas and other aspects of culture from one area to another |