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SS Unit 1 Terms
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archaeologist | A scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts. |
| Artifact | usually a simple object such as a tool or ornament showing human work, and representing a culture, or a stage, in the development of a culture (The tools reflect the skills of that particular time period for humanity). |
| B.C.E | Before the Common Era (before the birth of Christ) *wording used on timelines. |
| Catal Hoyuk | Neolithic site in present day Turkey. |
| C.E | Common Era; the global standard used to count years based on the traditionally reckoned year of the birth of Christ . |
| Domestication | The taming & training of plants and animals to be useful to humans. |
| Excavate | To carefully dig up (archaeologists will excavate historical sites to find bones, artifacts, ruins, etc.). |
| Fossil | Remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, such as a skeleton or a footprint. |
| Historian | People who study and write about the past. |
| Hunter-gatherer | humans that hunt wild animals, or gather edible plants as a way to feed themselves |
| Migration | movement from one country, place, or locality to another |
| Neolithic Age | Later part of the Stone Age when people used ground or polished stone weapons and implements (agriculture began during this time). |
| Neolithic Revolution | A fundamental change in the way people lived, they went from hunting and gathering to agriculture- which led to permanent settlements. |
| Nomadic | Having no fixed home and moving according |
| Obsidian | A dark natural glass that forms when hot molten or semi-fluid rock from a volcano cools |
| Paleolithic Age | Early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used. |
| Prehistory | The time period before any written records. |
| Primary Source | An artifact, a document, a recording, or a other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic. |
| Secondary Source | Documents written after an event has occurred, providing secondhand accounts of that event, person, or topic. Secondary sources analyze and interpret Primary Sources. |
| Sedentary | Staying or living in one place instead of moving to different places. |
| Tribal | A group of people that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs, and leader. |
| Turning Point | The point at which a very significant ( important) change occurs. |