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chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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Artifact | An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest. |
Culture | The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. |
Technology | Application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. |
Hunter-Gartherer | A member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food. |
Neolithic Revolution | Wide-scale transition of many human cultures. |
Domestication | To tame. |
Civilization | The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. |
Specialization | A body part or an organism. |
Institution | A society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose. |
Bronze Age | A time period characterized by the use of bronze. |
Ziggurat | A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. |
Barter | Exchange for better goods or services without using money. |
Artisian | A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. |
Scribes | A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. |
Cuneiform | Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing system. |
Catal Huyak | A very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia. |
Slash and Burn Farming | Widely used method of growing food in which wild or forested land is clear cut and any remaining vegetation is burned. |
Nomads | A member of a group having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock. |
Hominid | A primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors. |
Lucy | The most complete australopith skeleton yet discovered, being about 40% intact. |