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UNIT 1 VOCABULARY

Cro-Magnon

Cro-Magnon

physically identical to modern man, superior hunting strategy helped them survive. They developed a spoken language

Culture

Culture

people’s unique way of life

Hominid

Hominid

early upright beings

Artifact

Artifact

man made object from previous cultures

Mary Leakey

Mary Leakey

discoveries in E. Africa that led to a better understanding of early man.

Donald Johanson

Donald Johanson

found “Lucy” in Ethiopia 3.5 million years old

Paleolithic

Paleolithic

Old Stone Age – Hunter and Gatherer

Neolithic

Neolithic

New Stone Age – Farming (also called Agricultural Revolution)

Technology

Technology

ways of applying knowledge to meet needs

Homo habilis

Homo habilis

earliest man, used primitive tools

Homo erectus

Homo erectus

walked upright (not the first) and used fire

Homo sapiens

Homo sapiens

modern humans, means “wise man”

Neanderthals

Neanderthals

not ancestors of modern man, tried to explain and control

PART 2

Ziggurat

Ziggurat

pyramid shaped monument housing the temple of the city

Barter

Barter

exchange of goods/services without the exchange of money

Bronze Age

Bronze Age

use of bronze rather than copper and stone for tools and weapons.

Cuneiform

Cuneiform

Mesopotamian wedge shaped writing

Scribes

Scribes

professional record keepers

Artisans

Artisans

skilled workers who make goods by hand

Domestication

Domestication

taming of animals