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Unit 1 Vocabulary
vocab for unit 1-Investigating the past
Term | Definition |
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archaeologist | an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind |
geographer | an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human made features |
historian | an expert who studies and records the past |
anthropologist | a scientist who studies the cultural development of humans |
artifact | objects created by and used by humans |
culture | the knowledge, beliefs, customs and values of a group of people |
excavate | to dig out and remove |
fossil | a part or imprint of something that was once alive |
nomad | moves frequently; a nomad lives by traveling from place to place |
megafauna | the large animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period |
prehistory | before written history |
primary source | an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event |
secondary source | information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event |
Paleolithic Age | humans lived as hunter/gatherers |
Neolithic Age | humans began to farm, and build farming villages |