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Prehistory Terms
Lillard World History
Term | Definition |
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BC | before Christ |
AD | anno Domini (in the year of the Lord) |
BCE | before common era |
CE | common era |
Agriculture | practice of farming (raising animals or plants for human use |
Anthropology | study of how people have developed and live in cultural groups |
Archeologist | scientist who uncovers evidence, or proof, from the past |
Artifact | object made by people long ago |
Carbon dating | method of estimating the age of an animal or a plant after it has died |
Culture | way individuals or groups react with their environment (i.e. customs, beliefs, and art) |
Nomad | person who travels from place to place with seasons |
Prehistory | period of time before written records or language |
Technology | way in which humans produce items they use |
Hominid | first humanlike creatures |