Social Studies Quiz

Unit 2

Artifact

An object made or used by people in

the past

Agriculture

The business of farming; growing

crops and raising animals

Domesticate

To train a wild animal to be useful to

humans

Migrate

To move from one geographic region

to another

Surplus

An amount produced in excess of

what is needed

Archaeologist

An expert who studies the past by

examining objects that people have

left behind

Prehistoric

Before written history

Ritual

Relating to a ceremony, such as a

religious ceremony

Hominin

Modern and extinct humans that

walked on two feet

Anthropologist

A scientist who studies human

development

Paleolithic Age

The Old Stone Age - a period that lasted

from about 2.5 million to 8000 B.C. and

was marked by the use of simple stone

tools by the earliest humans

Neolithic Age

The New Stone Age - a period that lasted from

about 8000 to 3000 B.C. and was marked by the

beginning of farming and the development of

pottery and weaving

Catal Hoyuk (CHAHT-ul hoo-YOOK)

The earliest known complex village

discovered in central Turkey

Nomad

One who moves from place to place

with no permanent home.

Sedentary

Living in groups permanently in one

place

Primary Source

Something written or

created by a person

who witnessed a

historical event

Secondary Source

An account of a

historical event

written/created by

someone who did

not witness the

event

Fossil

A remain of early life that has been

preserved in the ground

Oral History

An unwritten verbal account of an

event

Hunter-gatherer

A human who hunts animals and gathers

plants for food. Moving to a different location

whenever such food becomes scarce

Technology

People’s application of knowledge,

tools, and inventions to meet their

needs

Specialization

A skill in one type of work

Ice Age

A long period of reduced

temperature on Earth’s surface,

resulting in the expansion of polar

ice.

Petroglyph

Rock carvings made directly on the

rock's surface by using tools, such

as chisels

Barter System

The act of trading goods or services

between two or more parties without

the use of money.

Government

A system for creating order and

providing leadership