EARLY HUMANS
EARLY HUMANS VOCABULARY
1.AD- Anno Domini In the Year of our Lord
2.BCE-Before the Common Era 3.BC Before Christ 4.Historians People who study and write about the past 5.Archaeologists People who hunt for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might once have been 6.ArtifactsWeapons, tools, and other things made by humans 7.Fossils traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock 8.Anthropologists People that study how humans developed and related to one another 9.Paleolithic Era or Old Stone Age The earliest period of human history; before 8000 BCE 10.Hunter-Gatherers People that hunt for and gather their food 11.nomads people who move from place to place to find their food 12.Ice Ages Long periods of extreme cold; Fire was discovered 13.Technology tools and methods to help humans perform tasks 14.Domesticate to tame plants and animals for human use 15.Neolithic Age or New Stone Age After 8000 bce; Farming is invented Villages Groups of people settling in one place because of farming specialization People developing jobs other than farming and hunting; Craftspeople Bronze Age between 3000BCE-1200BCE; Bronze became widely used for its strength Agricultural Revolution Another name for Neolithic Revolution |