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Unit 1
Unit 1 Vocabulary Words
Term | Definition |
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archaeologist | A scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts |
artifact | A simple object such as a tool or ornament showing human work (representing a culture or a stage of a culture) |
B.C.E. | Before the Common Era (before the birth of Christ) |
Catal Huyuk | Neolithic site in present day Turkey |
fossil | Remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint |
C.E. | Common Era; the global standard used to count years based on the birth of Christ |
migration | Movement from one country, place, or locality to another |
Neolithic | Later part of the Stone Age when people used ground or polished stone weapons and implements |
Neolithic Revolution | A fundamental change in the way people lived from hunting and gathering to agriculture led to permanent settlements |
nomadic | Having no fixed home and moving according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land |
obsidian | A dark natural glass that forms when lava from a volcano cools (used to make arrowheads) |
Paleolithic | Early part of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used |
sedentary | Staying or living in one place instead of moving to different places |
tribal | A group of people that live together (that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs, and leader) |
turning point | The point at which a very significant (important) change occurs |
agriculture | The raising of crops and animals (another name is farming) |
Old Stone Age | Paleolithic Age |
surplus | An extra supply of food |
New Stone Age | Neolithic Age |
specialization | The development of different kinds of jobs (for example blacksmith, farmer, fisherman, etc.) |
Ice Age | The time period that consisted of long periods of extreme cold that began about 100,000 B.C. and lasted until 8,000 B.C |
domestication | The training of plants and animals |
trade | Exchanging one item for another (for example meat for fruits, bread for fish) |