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Kunz - Unit 1
Kunz - Unit 1 ~ Hunter-gatherers vs. Farmers
Term | Definition |
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Stone Age | First period of prehistoric human culture, from about 2.5 million years ago to around 3,000 BCE when humans made tools out of stone |
Paleolithic Age | The first period of the Stone Age, called the "Old Stone Age" from about 2.5 million years ago to around 8,000 BCE |
Neolithic Age | The later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, from about 8500 to 3000 BCE when people began to settle down and start farming |
hunter-gatherer | a person who gets their food by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants, roots, nuts, and berries |
domesticate | to train a wild animal or plant to become more useful to humans |
agriculture | the business of farming (raising plants and animals for human use) |
specialized | to have a specific purpose or job |
trade | the business of buying and selling, or exchanging, items |
obsidian | black volcanic glass - a natural resource often used in early trade |
ore | any type of mineral mined for its valuable uses |
Catal Hoyuk | A neolithic agricultural settlement excavated in modern-day Turkey |
Jericho | A Neolithic agricultural settlement excavated in modern-day Israel |