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Terms & Names
McDougall Ch 1
| Definition | Term or Name |
|---|---|
| remains, such as tools, jewelry, and other human-made objects | artifact |
| people's way of life | culture |
| human or other creatures that walk upright | hominid |
| Age Old Stone Age | Paleolithic |
| New Stone Age | Neolithic Age |
| Ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet needs | technology |
| species name for modern humans | Homo sapiens |
| person who wanders from place to place | noman |
| person whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods | hunter-gatherer |
| agricultural revolution that occurred during the Neolithic period | Neolithic Revolution |
| early farming method that some groups used to clear fields | slash & burn farming |
| taming of animals | domestication |
| culture with advanced cities, specialized works, complex instutions, record keeping, and technology | specialization |
| skilled worker that makes goods by hand | artisan |
| long-lasting pattern of organization in a community | institution |
| professional record keeper | scribe |
| wedge-shaped writing developed in Sumer | cuneiform |
| time when people began using bronze | Bronze Age |
| trading goods and service without money | barter |
| pyramid-shaped monument; part of a temple in Sumer | ziggurat |