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SS unit 1 Terms

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TermDefinition
archaeologist a scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts
artifact a simple object like a tool a ornament showing thats its man Made or representing a culture .
b.c.e before the common ear before the birth of Christ
catal hoyuk neolithic site in present day in turkey
c.e the common era the the standard used to count years based on they year of Christ
fossil remains , impression or a mark of a living thing from the geologic age like a Skeleton or a foot print
excavate to dig up archaeologist excavate historical sites to find boxes artifacts Etc
tribal a group of people includes familys with different langues and costems with beliefs and a leader .
prehistory the time period before and records the where written
paleolithic age early phase of the stone age a took place for 2.5 years when stone tools where used
primary source a document or some info that was created time under study it serves as a original source with info of a topic .
fossil remains or impressions or a trace of living thing of a former geological such as a skeleton or a foot print .
excavate to carefully dig up archeologist will excavate historical sites to find bones artifacts ruins etc
domestication the taming and training of plants and animals to be useful to humans
turning point the point which a very significant important change occurs
tribal a group of people that includes many family and relatives who have the same langue ,customs and beliefs and a leader .
sedentary staying or living in one place instead of moving to different places
secondary source documents written after an event has occurred providing second hand accounts of that event person or topic secondary sources analyze and interpret primary sources .
primary source an artifact a document a recording or other sources of info that was created at the time under study it serves as an original source of info about a topic
prehistory the time period before any written records
Obsidian a dark natural glass that forms when hot molten or semifluid rock from a volcano cools
neolithic revolution a fundemental 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 to the seasons from place to place in search of food Water , and grazing land.
neolithic age later part of the stone age when people used ground or polished stone weapons and implements agriculture began during this time
migration movement from country ,place ,or locallity to another place.
hunter gatherer humans that hunt wild animals, or gather edible plants as a way to feed themselves
historian people who study and write about the past
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