Unit 1: World History

What are the 3 things that archeologists look for?

Human remains, fossils, and artifacts

Hominids

man-like creatures that walk on two feet

AD

Anno Domini

What are the 2 eras the Stone Age is broken into?

Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Era

What was their life shaped by at that time?

The physical environment

Hunter-gathers

men- hunted/fished; women- gathered roots and berries

nomads

moved from place to place to find food (clans of 20-30)

Fire was useful for a lot of reasons including

socialization (led to development of brains and language)

Neolithic Era (10,000 B.C.)

man learned how to farm

What are the outcomes of the Neolithic Revolution?

healthier people, growth of population, and domestication of animals

Surplus

more food than needed

Domestication

taming animals to make then useful to human use

Prehistory

study of history before written records

Artifacts

items found and used to study history

archaeology

study of past people and cultures through their material remains

Culture

people's traditions and beliefs that affect their way of life

Nomad

a person with no settled home who moves from place to place as a way of obtaining food

Animism

religious belief that states everything has a spirit including animals and elements

What are the 8 aspects of civilization?

religion, cities, organized government, public workers, job specification, social classes, writing, and arts and architecture

Dynasty

a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

Monarchy

form of government in which a king or queen rules

hierarchy

how people are ranked according to their role in society

Polytheism

belief in multiple Gods

Scribes

people that could read or write

irrigation

supplying dry land with water by means of ditches

Divine right

right from god to rule

Carbon Dating

the way scientists find out how old something is

Animalism

worship of animals

Paleolithic Era

era before agriculture; nomads and hominids

Neolithic Era

agriculture and domestication; towns and cities

Artisans

weavers that make cloth and clothes as well as other woven items