Test 1 Revision. (( Topic 1 And 2 )Chapter 3 and 4) Flashcards
Colonies
Countries or regions taken over and controlled by another state
Catal Huyuk
Probably the world’s first city in modern day Turkey.
Hunter-gatherers
People who live by hunting animals and gathering food in the wild.
Cuneiform
A writing system in which lines were drawn as wedge shaped marks.
Agriculture
Farming and herding animals.
Fossils
Remains of plants or animals found in rocks.
Palaeontologist
A scientist who studies fossils.
Homo-ergaster
The first human-like species to appear in Africa.
Middens
Coastal refuse heaps that contain evidence of the past
Fertile Crescent
The area now roughly covered by Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, south-east Turkey and Iraq.
Flint
A very hard stone, used for tools and for making sparks to start fires.
Nomadic
Moving from place to place rather than living in one settled community.