Historical and Agricultural Vocabulary

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers terms from the lecture transcript regarding human history, agriculture, and societal developments from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic eras.

Agricultural

Having to do with agriculture or farming.

Foraging

To search for food or supplies, or to make a raid in search of them.

Forager

A person who searches for food or supplies.

Nomadic

Pertaining to, being, or resembling a member of a group or tribe that has no permanent home and moves from place to place.

Chronology

The order of events in time.

Migration

The movement of persons from one country or locality to another.

Paleolithic

Designating the earliest period of the Stone Age, from about $2\text{ million BCE}$ to about $10,000\text{ BCE}$, characterized by the use of primitive stone tools.

Petroglyph

A rock carving, especially a prehistoric one.

Culture

The language, customs, beliefs, and art of a particular group of people.

Egalitarian

Of, pertaining to, based on, or characterized by belief in the principle of equal rights for everyone.

Sedentism

The act of living or staying in once place for an extended period of time.

Symbolic

Of, relating to, or represented by a symbol.

Agrarian

Relating to agriculture; rural; agricultural.

Domesticate

To tame an animal, especially to be kept as a pet or used for work on a farm or ranch.

Hierarchy

A group of people graded according to their rank or level of authority.

Neolithic

Designating the latter part of the Stone Age, from about $10,000\text{ BCE}$ to about $3500\text{ BCE}$ characterized by the use of polished stone tools and the beginnings of farming.

Pastoralist

A person who herds animals.

Surplus

The quantity that is more than what is needed or required; extra amount (especially in agriculture).

Causation

The act or process of causing (to make happen; creating or influencing).

Infectious

Related to a sickness that can spread from one person, animal, or organism to another.

Pathogen

An organism that causes disease.

Cuneiform

Oldest known writing system.