Scientists who study origins of humans, their different cultures, or ways of life, in past and present

The study of artifacts to understand the lives and cultures of past people

Object made by a human culture and often later recovered by some archaeological endeavor.

The earliest known hominid ancestor of modern humans. They were different from primates because they walked upright on two feet

Using carbon 14 to estimate the age of an inhabited prehistoric site or an artifact. Everything living contains carbon 14. After death, it decays and age is determined by the carbon remaining.

highly orginized societies marke by advanced knowledge of trade, government, arts, science, and often written language

An early type of homo sapiens who lived in europe. They made spectacular cave paintins

The way of life of a society that is handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experience

The chemical building block of all living things. (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Economic Specialization

When in a society or culture, people have different duties or jobs to provide for the community.

Members of the family Hominidae, including several types of human-like beings that are now extinct

Developed after Homo Havilis. Homo Erectus was bigger and stronger and had a larger brain than earlier hominids.

The first of our hominid ancestor to be classified in the Homo Genus, or group, the same genus as modern humans. Homo Habilis had a much larger brain than Australopithecus

Only surviving hominid species. It is a primate that walks upright on two feet, meaning it is bipedal. It has Language and the ability to make and use complex tools. Modern humans belong in this species category.

When water is supplied to land (usually for growing crops) by artificial means such as man-made canals

A species of ancient extinct elephant. Adults are about 10 ft. tall at the shoulder, with long tusks and a coat of long reddish or yellowish hair. They are often described as woolly mammoths.

An extinct type of Homo Sapiens who lived mainly in europe and in parts of asia.

The early period of human history, from about 2,500,000 to 10,000 BC, in which humans used simple stone tools. This period is also called the Old Stone Age.

Period of time before writing systems were invented

Members of an order of mammals with a large brain and complex hands and feet, including humans, apes, and monkeys

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The Birth of the Civilization

Question	Answer
Anthropologists	Scientists who study origins of humans, their different cultures, or ways of life, in past and present
Archaeology	The study of artifacts to understand the lives and cultures of past people
Artifacts	Object made by a human culture and often later recovered by some archaeological endeavor.
Australopithecus	The earliest known hominid ancestor of modern humans. They were different from primates because they walked upright on two feet
Carbon Dating	Using carbon 14 to estimate the age of an inhabited prehistoric site or an artifact. Everything living contains carbon 14. After death, it decays and age is determined by the carbon remaining.
Civilizations	highly orginized societies marke by advanced knowledge of trade, government, arts, science, and often written language
Cro-Magnons	An early type of homo sapiens who lived in europe. They made spectacular cave paintins
Culture	The way of life of a society that is handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experience
DNA	The chemical building block of all living things. (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Economic Specialization	When in a society or culture, people have different duties or jobs to provide for the community.
Hominids	Members of the family Hominidae, including several types of human-like beings that are now extinct
Homo Erectus	Developed after Homo Havilis. Homo Erectus was bigger and stronger and had a larger brain than earlier hominids.
Homo Habilis	The first of our hominid ancestor to be classified in the Homo Genus, or group, the same genus as modern humans. Homo Habilis had a much larger brain than Australopithecus
Homo Sapiens	Only surviving hominid species. It is a primate that walks upright on two feet, meaning it is bipedal. It has Language and the ability to make and use complex tools. Modern humans belong in this species category.
Irrigation	When water is supplied to land (usually for growing crops) by artificial means such as man-made canals
Mammoth	A species of ancient extinct elephant. Adults are about 10 ft. tall at the shoulder, with long tusks and a coat of long reddish or yellowish hair. They are often described as woolly mammoths.
Neanderthals	An extinct type of Homo Sapiens who lived mainly in europe and in parts of asia.
Paleolithic Period	The early period of human history, from about 2,500,000 to 10,000 BC, in which humans used simple stone tools. This period is also called the Old Stone Age.
Prehistoric Era	Period of time before writing systems were invented
Primates	Members of an order of mammals with a large brain and complex hands and feet, including humans, apes, and monkeys

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