Soc. Early People Flashcards

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Archaeologist

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Scientist

Studies what life long ago was like for people

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History

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Written and other recorded events of people

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Social class

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A group of people who share the same level in society

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Artifacts

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Things made/used by early people

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Anthropologist

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Scientists who study the origin, culture, and values of diff people

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Nomad

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Person who has no single settlement or home

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Fertile

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Nutrients in soil

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Domesticate

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Tame animals and plants for human use

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Paleolithic, Neolithic diff. HOUSES

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Pal. Caves, simple shelters

Neolithic. Mud brick houses, villages

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Irrigation

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Way of watering crops

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Paleolithic

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Earliest period of the Stone Age marked by crudely or tough chipped stone implements
(Old Stone Age)

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Artisan

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Skilled worker who made metal products, cloth, or pottery

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Homo Habilis time period

WHAT WERE THEY THE FIRST TO DISCOVER/USE

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2 mil- 1 mil year ago

TOOLS(flint, stone, bone, antler, wood

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Paleolithic Neolithic diff: food

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Paleolithic: hunted, fished, berries
Neolithic: domesticating animals, farming

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Oral tradition

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Stories passed down through generations by word of mouth

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Neolithic

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New Stone Age

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How did domesticating animals help Neolithic people?

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  1. Food(milk, meat)

2. Cloth(wool)

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How did tech. Impact Paleolithic people lives

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Tools and methods to perform tasks: technology

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Catal huyuk and Jericho

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Earliest known communities

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Civilization

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Complex societies

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What is specialization

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Development of a job

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What did scientists study to figure out how and why Ötzi the iceman died?

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  • knife in hand
  • wounds
  • cuts, blood
  • they used theories
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Paleolithic Neolithic differences: tools

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Paleolithic: flint, stone
Neolithic: copper, bronze, sophisticated

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Evolutions of people in order

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Australopithecus 
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Homo sapiens Neanderthal
Homo sapiens cro-magnon
Homo sapiens sapiens modern humans
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Surplus

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Amount or quality greater than needed (excess, abundant)

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Homo sapiens cro-magnon

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40,000- 10,000 years ago

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Pal. Neolithic diff: jobs

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Paleolithic: men hunted, women gathered food, took care of family
Neolithic: specialization, men herded, farmed, and protected the village

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Fossils

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Trace or imprint of animal/plant that has been preserved in rock

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What materials were Paleolithic/homo habilis tools made of

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Bone, wood, antler, stone/flint

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Homo erectus time period

WHAT WERE THEY THE FIRST TO MAKE/USE

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1.5 mil- 250,000 years ago

THE DISCOVERED/USED FIRE

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Prehistory

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Before history

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5 things archaeologists try to uncover about people’s lives

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Culture
Community
Communication 
Religion
Traditions
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Homo sapiens modern human time period

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10,000- present day

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First people to make/use tools

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Homo habilis

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What were Neolithic tools made of

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Copper and bronze,

Sophisticated

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Who were the first people to make fire

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Homo erectus

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Homo sapiens Neanderthal time period

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100,000- 40,000 years ago

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Australopithecus time period

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5 mil- 1 mil years ago