Unit 1 Flashcards
Taxation
Xa system in which people pay taxes to support a government
Who were Louis and Mary leaky? What are they important?
they were archeologists, they made important discoveriesX
Civilization
a society with developed forms of religion and ways of governing
Urban
X relating to city or cities
Government
an organized system of leaders and lawsX
Social class
a group that has a specific level of importance in a society
Merchant
a person who sells goods bought from traders
Division of labor
a system which people do different jobs according to their abilities and needs of the group
Pastoral society
a group of people living as nomads with herds of animals
Barter
to trade for things people want
Irrigation
ways to move water to land
Plow
a too, used to cut, lift, and turn over the soil
Terrace
flat areas built on the slopes of hills and mountains
Subsist
to survive
Surplus
an extra supply
Slash and burn
a system of farming in which thick forestlands are cut and burned to prepare the soil for planting
Livestock
domesticated animals that provide resources
Domesticate
to tame plants and animals for human use
Drought
a long period of time with little or no rain
culture
a way of life shared by members of a group
role
the part a person plays in a society
society
a group of people living together
nomad
a person with no settled place
consequences
the result of an action
hunters and gathers
members of homo sapiens who spent many hours hunting
extinict
no longer found on Earth
environment
surroundings
technology
the proper application of knowledge to devolp new tools or ways to make and do things
humankind
the humankind
migrate
to move from one way to another
hominid
any member of different species with human like features
theory
a proposed explanation about life
fossil
the remains, such as bones, of humans and animals that once lived
artifact
a human-made object, especially from long ago
archaeology
the study of things left behind
prehistory
the period of time before began to write
what is latitude
the lines that run E to W
what is longitude
the line that run N to S
what are contour lines
line on a relief map that connects all points of equal elevation
review relief and elevation maps
O.K.
where is abu hureyra why important
Syria first city
asia
a contienent
africa
where the first hominids lived
what is oldwui gorge? Why important
O.K.
what is catal huyuk
a city
fact/ opinion
O.K.
who were the clovis people
first north americans
what is the paleolithic era
the Old Stone Age
what is radio carbonating
using a machine to see how old a fossil is
Agriculture
the knowledge of raising plants and animals
adapt
to change to fit the surroundings
