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Unit 1 terms
S.S
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 culture) |
| B.C.E | before the common era (befor the bith of christ) |
| Catalhoyuk | Neolithic site in prestent 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 locailty to another |
| Neolithic | Later part of the stone age when people used ground of polished stone weapons and implements to count years based on the birth of Christ |
| 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 arrow heads) |
| 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 some language, customs, and beliefs, and leaders. ) |
| Turning point | the point at which a very significant (important) change occurs |
| The Fertile Crescent | Mesopotamia and Indus River |
| civilization | The most advanced stave if human development and organization |
| canaal | An artificial (man-made) water way for boats or for irrigation |
| code | a collection of organized laws |
| Fertile Crescent | Fertile land in the MIddle east in semicircle from Nile to the Tigris And Euphrates Rivers |
| Indus River Valley | Major river valley in Asia, in what is today Pakistan |
| Flooding | covering or filled with water |
| irrigation | supplying water by man-made methods |
| Job Specialization | Members of a community perform the jobs most suited for them |
| Law | A rule of conduct (behavior) enforced by the government. |
| mesopotamia | The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
| polytheism | A belief in many gods |
| scribes | A class of scholars and copiers who were the basis of the government, the army, and the priesthood. |
| Temple | A building for worship. |
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