Chaptre 7 Flashcards
Archeology
The study of the past societies through their remains. Those who study archeology are know as archeologists.
Anthropology
The study of humans beings and their culture. Those who study anthropology are know as antropolgists.
Agriculture
The practices of producing crops and raising livestock
Beringia
The land mass that once connected Siberia and Alaska
Domestication
Plants and animals that are tanned of controlled and used by humans to provide resources for example as food farm help or clothing.
Kinship
Describes how a person identifies his or her blood relatives. Either through their matrilineal decent; their descent is reckoned through their female line only or their patrilineal descent; their descent is reckoned through the male line only.
Shamanism.
The belief that everything in the world has a spirit and that certainly special people can communicate with the spirt world. These people are know as Shamans.
Social organization
The refers to the social groups in which humans beings live. These groups are also know as societies.
Subsistence
This refers to the diet of human groups.