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Social Studies
Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Louis & Mary Leakey | Archaeologists from Kenya who began looking for early human remains in East Africa |
| Donald Johanson | Archaeologist who found "Lucy" a part of an early human skeleton in Ethiopia |
| Historians | Those who study and write about the past |
| Artifacts | Objects made by humans |
| Archaeologists | People who study artifacts, objects made by human beings |
| Culture | Defines the way of life of a society. Beliefs, Values, Practices (People's unique way of life) |
| Technology | Ways of applying knowledge, tools and objects, inventions to meets our needs |
| Paleolithic Age | (Old stone age) 2.5 million years ago Hunter-gatherers |
| Neolithic Revolution | (New stone age) The change in human behavior when humans shifted from hunting-gathering to growing their own food (Change in the way people lived) |
| Latitude | Lines that run East and West on the Earth |
| Longitude | Lines that run North and South on the Earth |
| Hunting & Gathering | Early people that hunted and gathered their food Men-Hunted, Woman-Gathered |
| Nomads | People who moved from place to place |
| Geography | The study of people, their environment, and their resources |
| Nomadic | People who have no permanent homes |
| Domesticate | To tame or adapt wild plants & animals for human use. |
| Polytheistic | The belief in more than one god |
| History | The study of Past Events |
| Archaeology | The study of past human life & culture by the recovery of remaining material evidence |
| Anthropology | The study of the origin of humans and the culture behind them |
| Sociology | The study of human society |
| Psychology | The study of the mind |
| Political Science | The study of issues related to government |
| Economics | The study of the production, distribution, scarcity, and consumption of goods (Money) |
| B.C | Events that occurred before the birth of Jesus |
| A.D | Events that occurred after the birth of Jesus |
| Primary Source | An eyewitness account of an event (diary, autobiography, letter) |
| Secondary Source | A second-hand record of what happened (text book) |
| Ethnocentrism | The belief that one culture is superior to another culture |
| Cultural Diffusion | The blending between different cultural groups |
| Prehistory | Before written history |
| Paleolithic Era | hunters & gatherers, nomadic, simple tools |
| Neolithic Era | Settled civilizations, turning point: learned to farm & domesticated food, Agricultural Revolution |
| Where do archeologists suggest that the earliest humans originated from | East Africa |
| How did people live during the Paleolithic Age(old Stone Age) | Hunter & gathers, |
| What were the three major changes that took place during the Neolithic Age | 1) Domesticated(raised plants and animals in controlled ways) 2) Neolithic Villages emerged 3) people developed new Technology ( to farm with success) |
| Why did first civilizations developed along river valleys | 1) needed water supply 2) means of transportation 3) fertile soil for farming |
| What are the 8 features of civilizationns | 1) Organized government 2) Complex Religions 3) Job Specialization 4) Social Classes 5) Arts and Architecture 6) Public works 7) Writing 8) Development of cities |
| Compass | A tool that helps the user know what direction one is headed |
| Physical map shows | Geographic features such as mountains, lakes, deserts |
| Political map shows | Boundaries/borders of countries (man made) |
| Prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude |
| Equator | 0 degrees latitude |
| Cardinal directions are | North, south, east, and west |
| Intermediate directions are | Northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest |
| Scribe | A person who reads and writes |
| Pictographs | Simple drawings that represent words |
| Artisan | A skilled craftsman who knows a skill |
| Animism | A belief that spirits in nature inhibit all living & no-living objects |
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