History

Unit 1 Early Humans Vocab

Paleolithic Age

A vast period of human prehistory

Neolithic Age

began around 10,000 BCE in the middle east

Hunter Gatherer

A human who lives by hunting animals

Nomad

a person or member of a tribe who has no permanent home and moves

Migration

the movement of people/animals/things

Homo sapiens

a human

hominid

great ape - primate

Artifact

any object made, shaped, or used by humans; typically of historical interest

Fossil

a remain of a living plant or animal from the past

archeoligist

a scientist who studies human/animal nature

Foraging

searching/finding wild food or supplies in nature

Domestication

when humans assume control over the reproduction

agricultural revolution

a major period of change in farming

Fertile Crescent

a quarter-moon-shaped region in the middle east

Division of Labor

the practice of splitting a big job into smaller/separate tasks

sedentary

a way of life/job/action that has little to no movement

sedentary agriculture

a farming system where people stay in one place to farm/grow plants

social hierarchy

a system that ranks people in a group or society

pastoralism

a way of life and an economic system centered on raising/herding domestick livestock