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Global 9 review
Part 1
Term | Definition |
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Social Scientists | The people who study the world in which humans live. |
Historians | Study written records of past events. |
Geographers | Study the Earth's surface and it's impact on humans. |
Topography | Physical Land Features. |
Climate | Weather. |
Human Migrations | Movement. |
Political Maps | Show countries, their borders, and capital cities. |
Physical Maps | Shows topography. |
Economists | Study how societies use available resources. |
Anthropologists | Study past and present human cultures. |
Archaeologists | Type of anthropologist. They examine the culture of past human societies through analysis of physical remains. |
Primary Source | A firsthand record of a historical event created by an eyewitness who actually experienced the event. |
Secondary Source | A secondhand record of a historical event created by a person who did not actually experience the event. |
Neolithic Age | "New Stone Age" |
Key Developments Neolithic Period 1 | Agriculture(Farm) Domesticating Animals for food and drink |
Key Developments of Neolithic Period 2 | Humans switched from being Nomads(people for wander from place to place gathering for food) to being settled farmers who lived in permanent villages. |
Key Developments of Neolithic Period 3 | Farming created a steady food supply (called food surplus). |
Key Developments of Neolithic Age 4 | The permanent villages created during the Neolithic Age eventually turned into civilizations. |
Key Developments of Neolithic Age 5 | The development of farming during this period was so important for humans that it is often called the "Neolithic Revolution." |