2.1.0 Vocabulary List

Question 1

hominid

Answer 1

(noun) the group of primates that includes humans, gorillas, and chimpanzees, among others.

Question 2

bipedalism

Answer 2

(noun) is the characteristic of walking on two feet, rather than four.

Question 3

forage

Answer 3

(verb) collect or look around for food

Question 4

barter

Answer 4

(verb) exchange goods without involving money

Question 5

communal

Answer 5

(adjective) for or by a group rather than individuals

Question 6

insecurity

Answer 6

(noun) the state of being subject to danger or injury

Question 7

mutation

Answer 7

(noun) a genetic change that causes new and different characteristics

Question 8

exodus

Answer 8

(verb) a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

Question 9

yield

Answer 9

(verb) give or supply

Question 10

archaeologist

Answer 10

(noun) a scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts.

Question 11

ritual

Answer 11

(noun) a ceremony or action performed in a customary way.

Question 12

paleontologist

Answer 12

(noun) a scientist who studies fossils

Question 13

disperse

Answer 13

(verb) cause to separate and go in different directions

Question 14

excavation

Answer 14

(verb) the act or process of digging, especially when something specific is being removed from the ground.

Question 15

archaic

Answer 15

(adjective) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

Question 16

continuity

Answer 16

(noun) refers to things that stay the same, relatively unchanged, over time

Question 17

change

Answer 17

refers to the alterations or transformations that occur in societies, cultures, political systems, or other aspects of the human experience over time.