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History Exam
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agricultural revolution | any of several revolutionary changes that have occurred in the agricultural practices of societies throughout history |
| artifact | The definition of an artifact is something made by humans and often is a primitive tool, structure, or part of a functional item. |
| artisan | a skilled worker |
| australopithecines | a humanlike primates |
| barter | trade |
| bronze age | A period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age |
| cro-magnons | a prehistoric person |
| culture | a particular set of customs, morals, codes and traditions from a specific time and place. |
| cuneiform | wedge-shaped |
| domestication | taming wild animals |
| homo sapien | scientific name for human beings |
| homo erectus | another species of extinct human beings |
| homo habillus | another species of extinct human beigns |
| hominid | two legged primates |
| hunter-gatherer | a member of a culture that gathers food |
| irrigation | the operation of having water flow over the lands to nourish plants |
| Lucy | the skeletal remains of a female hominid |
| Mary Leaky | she discovered the first fossilized Proconsul skull |
| neanderthals | primitive |
| neolithic age | age of chipped stone tools |
| neolithic revolution | a fundamental change in the way people lived |
| nomad | a group that wanders around |
| paleolithic age | age of stone tools |
| prehistoric | denoting the period before written records |
| scribe | a person who copies manuscripts |
| slash and burn farming | Slash and burn farming is a form of shifting agriculture where the natural vegetation is cut down and burned as a method of clearing the land for cultivation. |
| specialization | an area of focus chosen by a company or individual |
| Sumerian | a person who lives in Sumer |
| Ziggurat | a temple tower |