Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age

(750,000 BCE - 10,000 B.C.E.) A period of time in human history characterized by the use of stone tools and the use of hunting and gathering as a food source.

The newest human breed of which all humans in the world today are decendents. Originated about 240,000 years ago in Africa.

Neolithic (New Stone) Age

(10,000 BCE - 5000 BCE). A period of time in human history characterized by the development of agriculture and permanent settlements.

Period that began around 3000 B.C.E. when metalworking had become so commonplace in the Middle East that the use of stone tools dissipated. Marked the end of the stone ages.

10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.

Slash and Burn Agriculture

A system that existed in many parts of the world, including protions of the American South, until about 150 years ago. Here, people would burn off trees in an area, farm intensively for a few years until the soil was depleted, and then move on.

A society that has a high level of culture and social organization including organized government, job specialization, and a organized belief system.

One of the earliest forms of writing. It consisted of wedge shaped symbols usually imprinted in clay. Used throughout ancient Mesopotamia.

A person who belongs to a group of people who move from place to place seasonally in search of food and water.

Massive towers in the Sumerian civilization that served as temples within which religious rituals were performed.

An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding lands.

Oldest written system of laws. They were created by King Hammurabi of Babylonia in the mid 18th century BCE and placed on stones tablets for all to see.

In ancient Egypt, title given to the ruler who was considered both king and god.

A triangular shaped building used as tombs for the pharaohs.

Writing system that uses pictures of ideas.

Early trading civilization located in present day Lebanon & Syria along Mediterranean; produced glass, papyrus scrolls, & dyes; developed alphabet to keep track of business dealings which is the basis for the western alphabets of today.

The belief in one god or goddess.

Date designation meaning Before Common Era, or more than two thousand years ago.

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Chapter 1 Vocab_BAW

From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations

Question	Answer
Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age	(750,000 BCE - 10,000 B.C.E.) A period of time in human history characterized by the use of stone tools and the use of hunting and gathering as a food source.
Homo Sapiens Sapiens	The newest human breed of which all humans in the world today are decendents. Originated about 240,000 years ago in Africa.
Neolithic (New Stone) Age	(10,000 BCE - 5000 BCE). A period of time in human history characterized by the development of agriculture and permanent settlements.
Bronze Age	Period that began around 3000 B.C.E. when metalworking had become so commonplace in the Middle East that the use of stone tools dissipated. Marked the end of the stone ages.
Neolithic Revolution	10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.
Slash and Burn Agriculture	A system that existed in many parts of the world, including protions of the American South, until about 150 years ago. Here, people would burn off trees in an area, farm intensively for a few years until the soil was depleted, and then move on.
civilization	A society that has a high level of culture and social organization including organized government, job specialization, and a organized belief system.
cuneiform	One of the earliest forms of writing. It consisted of wedge shaped symbols usually imprinted in clay. Used throughout ancient Mesopotamia.
nomad	A person who belongs to a group of people who move from place to place seasonally in search of food and water.
ziggurats	Massive towers in the Sumerian civilization that served as temples within which religious rituals were performed.
city-state	An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding lands.
Hammurabi's Code	Oldest written system of laws. They were created by King Hammurabi of Babylonia in the mid 18th century BCE and placed on stones tablets for all to see.
pharaoh	In ancient Egypt, title given to the ruler who was considered both king and god.
pyramid	A triangular shaped building used as tombs for the pharaohs.
ideogrpahs	Writing system that uses pictures of ideas.
Phoenicians	Early trading civilization located in present day Lebanon & Syria along Mediterranean; produced glass, papyrus scrolls, & dyes; developed alphabet to keep track of business dealings which is the basis for the western alphabets of today.
monotheism	The belief in one god or goddess.
B. C. E.	Date designation meaning Before Common Era, or more than two thousand years ago.

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