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Early Humans
Vocab and Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Surplus | an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand |
| Archaeologist | an anthropologist who studied prehistoric people and their culture |
| Artisan | a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand |
| Domesticate | tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce |
| History | the study of past events, particularly in human affairs |
| Hunter-Gatherers | a member of nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food |
| Ice Age | a glacial episode during a past geological period |
| Nomad | a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock |
| Prehistory | the period of time before written records |
| Systematic Agriculture | the organized growing of food on a regular schedule |
| Shrine | a place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divinity or a sacred person or relic, typically marked by a building or other construction |
| Artifact | an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historic interest |
| Paleolithic | Old - the earliest period of the Stone Age |
| Mesolithic | Middle - the transitional period of the Stone Age where they adapted to hunting and gathering |
| Neolithic | New - the latest period of the Stone Age when they started farming |
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