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Chapter 1 Review
Review, History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | study of human life and culture |
| Homo sapiens | "wise human" |
| Systematic Agriculture | growing and storing food |
| Archeology | the study of past societies and artifacts |
| Artifacts | items that past societies have left behind |
| Paleolithic | "old stone" |
| Neolithic | "new stone" |
| Radiocarbon dating | objects age by measuring the amount of carbon it contains |
| Prehistory | period of history before writing |
| Domestication | taming animals for personal use |
| Jericho | present day Israel/Palestine, neolithic farming village, first community |
| Paleolithic people were nomads because- | they had no choice but to follow animal migrations and vegetation cycles (follow your food) |
| First humans to use fire- | were the homo erectus |
| Characteristics of a civilization- | cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, art, work force, public works |