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Prehistory Key Terms

Prehistory Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Hominids The family of mankind and their relatives.
Pangaea A supercontinent that incorporated all the landmasses of the Earth.
Migration Movement from one location to another, in order to establish a new permanent settlement.
Nomads People without a permanent home, either individually or as a community, who wander from place to place.
Surplus Having more than what is needed.
Prehistory The time period before written records.
Agriculture The cultivating of land and the raising of crops for the purposes of farming.
Paleolithic Old Stone Age, which occurred circa 2.6 million years-10,000 years ago.
Domesticate To tame an animal or plant to life to the advantage of human beings.
Fossils The remains of living things.
Artifacts The remains of things that were made.
Homosapiens "Wiseman" and the group including modern-day humans, which is believed to be the first hominids to develop language.
Hunter-Gatherers A group of people who lived by hunting, fishing, or foraging in the wild.
Neolithic New Stone Age, which occurred c. 10,000 years ago + is associated with the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture.
Homo Sapien “Wise man” and the group including modern-day humans, which is believed to be the first hominid to develop language.
Stone Ages A period in history when man learned to make tools out of stone.
Technology The application of science and engineering to create tools that improve quality of life.
Lascaux A cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings.
Archaeology The study and discovery of both artifacts and human remains of ancient people through exploration and excavation.
Beringia A narrow passage of water located between Russia and Alaska, where it is believed that humans crossed a frozen land bridge from Asia to North America during the Ice Ages.
Ancestor Relatives or family members who lived in the past.
Ice Age Time periods with consistently freezing temperatures throughout the world.
Homo Erectus “Upright man” and believed to be the first hominid to walk on two feet full time, learn to control fire, and migrate outside of Africa.
Homo Habilis “Handy man” and believed to be one of the first hominids to create stone tools.
Neanderthals The closest extinct hominid to humans who lived across Europe and central Asia, and believed to be the first hominid to bury their dead.
Anthropology The study of humans and their development, including human culture and human behavior,
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