Chapter 1: Origins of Civilization Flashcards
Archaeology
Changing based on new and physical change
Anthropology
Study of humans past and present
Australopithecine
Earliest group including Lucy and the other fossils in Africa
Homo Erectus
Known as the up right man and larger bones and smaller teeth
Homo Habilis
Came after Australopithecines and about two million years ago, also made stone tools.
Homo Sapiens
Modern Humans, appeared around 150,000 - 200,000 years ago
Paleolithic
Earliest human ancestors, began making tools from stone.
Neolithic
Shift from being nomads to settle down in one place
Neolithic Revolution
Change in human society when from hunting and gathering to settle down in groups
Animism
Belief the sprits inhabit living organisms
Domestication
To raise living things for the need of human source
Technology
Tools people developed to meet their needs