Unit 1: Human Origins

ANTHROPOLOGY

Study of human development and culture

ARCHAEOLOGY

Study of the human past by examining artifacts and fossils.

ARTIFACT

An object made by humans.

CULTURE

System of beliefs, values, and ideas that guide behavior and are shared by a group of people.

FOSSIL

Solidified remains of living things.

PREHISTORY

The period of time in human history before the invention of writing.

TOOL

Something used to complete a task.

TECHNOLOGY

Developing tools to make life easier.

AGRICULTURE

the practice of farming

DOMESTICATION

Keeping and taming animals for work or food.

HUNTER-GATHERER

Someone who hunts animals and collects fruits, nuts, and grains for food.

NOMAD

A person with no permanent home, who moves in search of food.

ORAL HISTORY

Passing down from generation to generation

CHRONOLOGY

Record of events in the order they happened.

PALEOLITHIC

The "old" Stone Age, during which humans developed tools.

NEOLITHIC

The New Stone Age which saw domestication of animals and shift toward agriculture.