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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 | 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 |