Chapter 3 & 4 Revision (Vocabulary) Flashcards
What is the meaning of ‘Nomadic’?
Moving from place to place rather than living in one settled community.
What is the meaning of ‘colonies’?
Countries or regions taken over and controlled by another state.
What is the meaning of ‘Catal Huyuk’?
Probably the world’s first city in modern day Turkey.
What is the meaning of ‘hunter-gatherers’.
People who live by hunting animals and gathering food in the wild.
What is the meaning of ‘cuneiform’?
A writing system in which lines were drawn as wedge shaped marks.
What is the meaning of ‘agriculture’?
Farming and herding animals.
What is the meaning of ‘fossils’?
Remains of plants or animals found in rocks.
What is the meaning of ‘Palaeontologist’?
A scientist who studies fossils.
What is the meaning of ‘homo-ergaster’?
The first human-like species to appear in Africa.
What is the meaning of ‘middens’?
Coastal refuse heaps that contain evidence of the past.
What is the meaning of ‘Fertile Cresent’?
The area now roughly covered by
Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, south-east Turkey and Iraq.
What is the meaning of ‘flint’?
A very hard stone, useful for tools and for making sparks to start fires.
