Chapter 1 Flashcards
Homo Erectus
‘upright man’
old Stone Age
used intelligence to create technology
Hunter-Gatherers
a member of a nomadic group whos food supply depends on hunting animals and collection plant foods
hunters, and gatherers
Stone Age
nomads
Neolithic Revolution
the major change in human life caused by the beginning of farming
civilization
form of culture characterized by cities, and the way people do things, and what they do
Neanderthal
cro-magons
not ansestors to modern humans
Cuneiform
first form of written language
Bronze Age
period in human history, around 3000bc, ppl began using bronze rather than copper + stone to make tools
culture
ppls unique way of life, show by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas
prehistoric
pre history
Ur
on of first village to grow into a city in sumer
banks of Euphrates
great agricultural economy
trade thrived
Catal Huyuk
showed benefits of settled life
agricultural surplus supported many highly skilled workers
“forked mound” located on fertile plane in turkey
Trade
on give some one something in return for something else