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Unit 2 Vocab

TermDefinition
hominid humans and their closest relatives.
claim a statement about what someone thinks is true, especially when open to question
agrarian a type of society or culture based around farming and raising livestock
artifact any object made or used by mankind.
relative dating determining the age of an object based upon surrounding fossils and geological deposits
prehistoric the time or period before recorded or written history
absolute dating (carbon dating / radioactive dating) the process of determining a specific date of an artifact based on physical or chemical properties of the object
evidence information used to support a claim
human migration The physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups.
adaptation the process or state of changing to fit a new environment or different conditions
foragers a group of people who survive by hunting and gathering over a large region
social institutions organizations that large groups of humans (societies, cultures) create to help solve social problems
domestication an approach to altering the genetic makeup of plants and animals to make them more useful to humans
settlement a permanent community where people live
Petroglyphs and Pictographs Ancient rock carvings (petroglyphs) and paintings (pictographs) made by prehistoric people.
Cave Painting Paintings on cave walls created by early humans to depict scenes from their daily lives.
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