Soc. Early People Flashcards
Archaeologist
Scientist
Studies what life long ago was like for people
History
Written and other recorded events of people
Social class
A group of people who share the same level in society
Artifacts
Things made/used by early people
Anthropologist
Scientists who study the origin, culture, and values of diff people
Nomad
Person who has no single settlement or home
Fertile
Nutrients in soil
Domesticate
Tame animals and plants for human use
Paleolithic, Neolithic diff. HOUSES
Pal. Caves, simple shelters
Neolithic. Mud brick houses, villages
Irrigation
Way of watering crops
Paleolithic
Earliest period of the Stone Age marked by crudely or tough chipped stone implements
(Old Stone Age)
Artisan
Skilled worker who made metal products, cloth, or pottery
Homo Habilis time period
WHAT WERE THEY THE FIRST TO DISCOVER/USE
2 mil- 1 mil year ago
TOOLS(flint, stone, bone, antler, wood
Paleolithic Neolithic diff: food
Paleolithic: hunted, fished, berries
Neolithic: domesticating animals, farming
Oral tradition
Stories passed down through generations by word of mouth
Neolithic
New Stone Age
How did domesticating animals help Neolithic people?
- Food(milk, meat)
2. Cloth(wool)
How did tech. Impact Paleolithic people lives
Tools and methods to perform tasks: technology
Catal huyuk and Jericho
Earliest known communities
Civilization
Complex societies
What is specialization
Development of a job
What did scientists study to figure out how and why Ötzi the iceman died?
- knife in hand
- wounds
- cuts, blood
- they used theories
Paleolithic Neolithic differences: tools
Paleolithic: flint, stone
Neolithic: copper, bronze, sophisticated
Evolutions of people in order
Australopithecus Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Homo sapiens Neanderthal Homo sapiens cro-magnon Homo sapiens sapiens modern humans
Surplus
Amount or quality greater than needed (excess, abundant)
Homo sapiens cro-magnon
40,000- 10,000 years ago
Pal. Neolithic diff: jobs
Paleolithic: men hunted, women gathered food, took care of family
Neolithic: specialization, men herded, farmed, and protected the village
Fossils
Trace or imprint of animal/plant that has been preserved in rock
What materials were Paleolithic/homo habilis tools made of
Bone, wood, antler, stone/flint
Homo erectus time period
WHAT WERE THEY THE FIRST TO MAKE/USE
1.5 mil- 250,000 years ago
THE DISCOVERED/USED FIRE
Prehistory
Before history
5 things archaeologists try to uncover about people’s lives
Culture Community Communication Religion Traditions
Homo sapiens modern human time period
10,000- present day
First people to make/use tools
Homo habilis
What were Neolithic tools made of
Copper and bronze,
Sophisticated
Who were the first people to make fire
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens Neanderthal time period
100,000- 40,000 years ago
Australopithecus time period
5 mil- 1 mil years ago
