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Early Humans Ag Rev
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artisan | A person who makes things by hand. EX: pottery, jewelry, weapons, clothing, art... |
| Bronze Age | Period of time when people made and used Bronze. |
| Civilization | A group of people living and working together. EX: social classes, job specialization, religion, economy, government... |
| Communicate | Ways of sharing ideas, information, and ideas. |
| Domesticate | To train an animal for human use. |
| Economy | Money produced from a society. |
| Irrigation | The process of watering crops and plants. |
| Metallurgy | Combining metals to make useful objects. |
| Method | The way of performing a task. |
| Neolithic Age | The New Stone Age |
| Nomad | A person who migrates for food, water, and shelter. |
| Hunter- Gatherer | A human living in a remote location which has to hunt and gather to obtain a food source. |
| Ice- Age | Time period when glaciers covered much of the Earth, and the Earth experienced freezing cold temperatures. |
| Paleolithic Age | The Old Stone Age. |
| Polytheism | The belief in more than one god. |
| Monotheism | The belief in one God. |
| Population | A group of people living in one location. |
| Settlement | A place where people establish a community. |
| Shrine | A place of worship for the nomads. |
| Silt | Fertile soil used to grow crops. |
| Specialization | Training for a specific job. |
| Surplus | An extra amount of food which is stored. |
| Systematic Agriculture | The seasonal growing of crops on a consistent basis. (farming) |
| Technology | Tools and weapons created by Nomads made from sticks, stones, and animal bones. |