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Unit 1 Terms-SS
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. archaeologist | a scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts. |
| 2. artifact | a simple object such as a tool or ornament showing human work (representing a culture or a stage of a culture) |
| 3. B. C. E. | Before the Common Era (before the birth of Christ) |
| 4. Catalhoyuk | Neolithic site in present day Turkey. |
| 5. Fossil | remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint. |
| 6. C. E. | Common Era; the global standard used to count years based on the birth of Christ. |
| 7. migration | movement from one country, place, or locality to another. |
| 8. Neolithic | later part of the Stone Age when people used ground or polished stone weapons and implements . |
| 9. Neolithic Revolution | a fundamental change in the way people lived from hunting and gathering to agriculture led to permanent settlements. |
| 10. Nomadic | having no fixed home and moving according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land. |
| 11. obsidian | a dark natural glass that forms when lava from a volcano cools (used to make arrowheads) |
| 12. Paleolithic | early part of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used. (cave man) |
| 13. sedentary | staying or living in one place instead of moving to different places. |
| 14. tribal | a group of people that live together (that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs, and leader) |
| 15. turning point | the point at which a very significant (important) change occurs |