prehistory/geography Flashcards
Agriculture
Growing crops rather than foraging for them
Anthropology
The study of human beings and their ancestors through space and time (the science of humanity)
Lucy
A complete skeleton of a female hominid found in Ethiopia. Found by Donald Johanason.
Artifact
Any object made by humans
Artisian
Someone in a skill trade, especially one involving making things by hand
Archaeology
The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and analysis of artifacts and other remains
City-State
A city with its surrounding territory making up an independent state
Glacier
A slow moving mass of ice or river of ice formed by the collection of snow on mountains or near the poles
Beureaucracy
A government described by specialization of functions or adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority
Geography
A study of the Earths physical features and its atmosphere, and of how human activity affects it and how it affects human activity
Hunter-Gatherer
People of the Paleolithic era; Small groups of people who hunted animals and gathered small wild plants and had permanent homes
Empire
A large amount of countries or states under one authority (Usually an Emperor or Empress)
Longitude
Lines running North to South; Running from 0° at the Prime Meridian to 90° East and 90° West
Nomad
Small groups of people with simple beliefs; Didn’t have permanent homes and traveled with their food
Pictogram
Polytheistic
A religion with multiple gods
Latitude
Scribe
Technology
Paleolithic
Plate tectonics
Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
Neolithic
Domestication
