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World History
Ch.1
Question | Answer |
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Artifacts | human-made objects, such as tools or jewelry |
Culture | a people's unique way of life |
technology | ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet needs or wants |
Homo Sapiens | "wise men", the species name for modern humans |
fossils | evidence of earlier life preserved in rocks |
nomads | highly mobile people who went from place to place foraging, or searching, for new sources of food. |
Artifacts | human-made objects, such as tools or jewelry |
Culture | a people's unique way of life |
technology | ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet needs or wants |
Homo Sapiens | "wise men", the species name for modern humans |
fossils | evidence of earlier life preserved in rocks |
nomads | highly mobile people who went from place to place foraging, or searching, for new sources of food. |
Neolithic Revolution | agricultural revolution - the far-reaching changes in human life resulting from the beginnings of farming |
domestication | taming of animals |
Civilization | complex culture with 5 characteristics, 1) advanced cities, 2) specialized workers, 3)complex institutions, 4)record keeping, 5)advanced technology. |
artisans | skilled workers who make goods by hand |
cuneiform | "wedge-shaped" Sumarian writing consisting of pictographs, or symbols. |
Bronze Age | time when paople began using bronze, rather than copper or stone. |
barter | trading goods or services without money |
scribes | professional record keepers |
hunter-gatherers | nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant food |