the time before written records existed

a scientist who studies human history by using the items left behind (think of: tools, dishes, paintings)

a scientist who studies HOW humans lived, behaved, and interacted

when humans first started using stone tools, also called the Old Stone Age

people who get food by hunting animals and collecting wild plants

a person who moves from place to place without a permanent home (usually in search of food)

the later part of the Stone Age when people began farming and making more advanced tools

the movement of people from one place to another

a strip of land connecting two larger land masses, often exposed during low sea levels

to tame animals or plants and use them for human purposes (not wild; think pets)

when you have more of something than what is needed

a complex society that has specific characteristics (ex: written language, cities, government, religion, specialized jobs, public works, social classes, art & architecture)

a man made object; an item of cultural or historical interest

a group’s way of life, including types of food, shelter, clothing, language, religion, behavior, and ideas

the application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people’s needs

the practice of growing plants and raising animals for food

a place where new ideas, practices, and technology started

groups that manage resources and people (ex: government, religion)

When jobs don’t only consist of farming

organizing & storing information to help manage a large community

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Term	Definition
prehistory	the time before written records existed
archaeologist	a scientist who studies human history by using the items left behind (think of: tools, dishes, paintings)
anthropologist	a scientist who studies HOW humans lived, behaved, and interacted
Paleolithic Era	when humans first started using stone tools, also called the Old Stone Age
hunter-gatherer	people who get food by hunting animals and collecting wild plants
nomad	a person who moves from place to place without a permanent home (usually in search of food)
Neolithic Era	the later part of the Stone Age when people began farming and making more advanced tools
migration	the movement of people from one place to another
land bridge	a strip of land connecting two larger land masses, often exposed during low sea levels
domesticate	to tame animals or plants and use them for human purposes (not wild; think pets)
surplus	when you have more of something than what is needed
civilization	a complex society that has specific characteristics (ex: written language, cities, government, religion, specialized jobs, public works, social classes, art & architecture)
artifact	a man made object; an item of cultural or historical interest
culture	a group’s way of life, including types of food, shelter, clothing, language, religion, behavior, and ideas
technology	the application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people’s needs
agriculture	the practice of growing plants and raising animals for food
Cultural Hearth	a place where new ideas, practices, and technology started
Complex Institutions	groups that manage resources and people (ex: government, religion)
Specialized Workers	When jobs don’t only consist of farming
Record Keeping	organizing & storing information to help manage a large community

Created by: tyler.nutter

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