Chapter 1 section 1,2,3 Flashcards
what are human made objects such as tools and jewelry called
Artifacts
What is a peoples unique way of life called
Culture
Humans and other creatures that walk upright such as australopithecines are
Hominids
What is the earlier or longer part of the stone age called
Paleolithic Age
What is the new stone age called
Neolithic Age
Ways of applying knowledge, tools and inventions to meet a people’s needs are called
Technology
What is the Species name for modern humans
Homo Sapiens
Highly mobile people who moved from place to place foraging or searching for new sources of food were called
Nomads
Nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods are called
Hunter-Gatherers
Another name for the Agricultural Revolution is the
Neolithic Revolution
The farming method where some groups cut down trees or grasses and burned them to clear a field is called
Slash-and-burn farming
the taming of animals like horses, pigs, dogs, and goats is called
Domestication
What is a complex culture that is defined by five characteristics called
Civilization
The development of skills in a specific kind of work is
Specialization
Skilled workers who make goods by hand are
Artisan
A long lasting pattern of organization in a community is called an
Institution
professional record keepers that invented a system of writing are called
Scribes
A system of writing that the scribes created was called
Cuneiform
what was the age that refers to the time when people began using bronze
Bronze age
A way of trading goods and services without money is called
Barter
What was the pyramid-shaped monument that was used to worship many gods called
Ziggurat
goats, sheep, cows, horses, ox buffalo, pig, camel, and donkey were used to make work for men and were called
Domesticated Animals
The Inca emperor in the 1500s that had the most advanced state in America
Atahualpa
Ancient chinese people that settled in the pacific replacing many of the native people in 3500 or 500 B.C. that domesticated pigs, chickens, and dogs
Austronesians
Smallest societies that consisted of 5 to 80 people that often lived nomadically were called
Bands
A Writing strategy used today that provides a sign for each basic sound
Alphabet
A term that Diamond used to define the large continent of Europe and Asia that led to them getting guns, germs, and steel
Eurasia
the Largest societies that ranged from several thousands to several ten thousands
Chiefdoms