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WH U1 Ch1 Sect 1
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A human-made object, such as a tool, weapon, or piece of jewelry (pg 7) | artifact |
| A people's unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas. (pg7) | culture |
| A member of a biological group, including human beings, and related species that walk upright. (pg 8) | hominid |
| A prehistoric period that lasted from about 2,500,000 to 8000 B.C., during which people made use of crude stone tools, and weapons - also called the Old Stone Age. (pg 8) | Paleolithic Age |
| A prehistoric age that began around 8000 B.C., and in some areas ended as early as 3000 B.C., during which people learned to polish stone tools, make pottery, grow crops, and raise animals - also called the New Stone Age. (pg 8) | Neolithic Age |
| The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs. (pg 9) | technology |
| A biological species to which modern human beings belong. (pg 9) | Homo Sapiens |