U1 Vocabulary

Question 1

The cultivation of plants and animals in order to help sustain human life

Answer 1

Agriculture

Question 2

The study of past societies through an analysis of the items people left behind

Answer 2

Archaeology

Question 3

man-made remains of things left behind by a group of people (ie: tools or weapons)

Answer 3

Artifact

Question 4

Scientific process used to determine the age of fossils (C-14)

Answer 4

Carbon Dating

Question 5

Form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology.

Answer 5

Civilization

Question 6

A small group of people united by actual or perceived kinship ties; a familial unit of either blood relations or chosen bonding

Answer 6

Clans

Question 7

A people’s united way of life as shown by its tools, customs, arts and ideas.

Answer 7

Culture

Question 8

Taming of animals for human use ie: labor or food

Answer 8

Domestication

Question 9

Remains of any living thing ie: humans, plants, animals

Answer 9

Fossil

Question 10

A member of a biological group including human beings and related species that walk upright

Answer 10

Hominid

Question 11

Modern Humans; “Wise man” or “Thinking man”

Answer 11

Homo Sapiens

Question 12

Humans that hunt animals and gather plants for survival

Answer 12

Hunter-gatherers

Question 13

Movement of people from one place to another

Answer 13

Migration

Question 14

The New Stone Age; the time period after the Paleolithic Era, marked by the Agricultural Revolution and the use of advanced stone tools

Answer 14

Neolithic Era

Question 15

Someone that moves from place to place based on survival needs, does not stay in one place for any extended period of time

Answer 15

Nomad

Question 16

The Old Stone Age (from 10,000 to 2.5 million years ago); starts with the first humans migrating from Africa that were concerned with food supply; they used simple stone as well as bone tools; they were nomadic hunters and gatherers.

Answer 16

Paleolithic Era

Question 17

Events that occurred before written language; based on the study of fossils, artifacts, excavated sites, and cave art

Answer 17

Prehistory

Question 18

Stationary lifestyle; one that does not require moving for survival (remaining in place)

Answer 18

Sedentary

Question 19

A place where a small group of people live ie: village or town

Answer 19

Settlement

Question 20

Development of skills for a specific type of work.

Answer 20

Specialization

Question 21

The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs.

Answer 21

Technology