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Chapter 1 - Section 1 - Early Humans
important terms, dates, ideas from
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7th Grade
08/20/2012

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Paleolithic
Definition

refers to the "old stone" age

from 2.5 million years ago until 8000 BC

 

Term
historians
Definition
people who study and write about the human past
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5500 years ago
Definition
start of the "historical period"
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before 5500 years ago
Definition
pre-history
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archaeologist
Definition
a scientist who hunts for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might once have been
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artifacts
Definition
weapons, tools, and other things made by humans
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fossil
Definition
trace of a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock
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anthropologist
Definition
a scientist who focuses on human society and studies how humans developed and how they related to one another
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stone age
Definition
a time when people used stone to make tools and weapons
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nomads
Definition
people who regularly moved from place to place
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jobs for men and women in paleolithic times
Definition

men - hunted animals away from camp, used spears, traps, bows, & arrows

 

women - stayed at campsite and gathered berries, nuts, and grains

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warm climate way of life
Definition
little clothing / light shelter
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cold climate way of life
Definition
lived in caves / had heavier clothing
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fire
Definition
gave warmth, light, scared away animals, used for cooking and smoked meat
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ice ages
Definition
long periods of extreme cold
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dates of last ice age
Definition
100,000 BC  - 8,000 BC
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extent of last ice age
Definition
Europe, Asia, North America
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adaptations to ice age
Definition

diet, sturdier shelters, animal fur for clothing

 

fire

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early human language
Definition
made life easier because people could work together and pass on knowledge
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early human art

 

how did they make paint?

 

subject of art

Definition

used as expression.

 

crushed stone and added water

 

animals man hunted

 

 

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early human religion
Definition
example: paintings
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technology
Definition
tools and methods to help humans perform tasks
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flint
Definition
hard rock used to make tools
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neolithic
Definition
refers to the "new" stone age
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domesticate
Definition
to tame animals and plants for human use
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uses of animals during neolithic times
Definition
meat, milk, wool, pulling carts and carrying goods
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what was imporant about farming during neolithic times?
Definition
people could stay in one place > villages
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neolithic age
Definition
8000 BC - 4000 BC
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farming revolution
Definition
farming affected many areas of life
Term

example of crops in neolithic times

 

Asia

 

Mexico

 

Africa

Definition

 

wheat, soybeans, rice

 

corn, squash, potatoes

 

millet and sorghum

 

 

Term
where were there neolithic villages?
Definition
Middle East, Europe, India, Egypt, China, Mexico
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Where were the EARLIEST neolithic vilages?
Definition
Middle East
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Jericho
Definition
the oldest known village (between Israel / Jordan)
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when was Jericho founded
Definition
8000 BC
Term
Catal Huyuk
Definition
neolithic community in Turkey
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populatin of Catal Huyuk
Definition
6000
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dates of Catal Huyuk
Definition
6700 - 5700 BC
Term
what were some benefits of a settled life
Definition
greater security more food, bigger population
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specialization
Definition

the development of different kinds of jobs

 

(example - chicken man / vegie man / rice man)

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important advancements during neolithic age
Definition
metal tools and weapons
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bronze age
Definition
3000 BC - 1200 BC
Term
start of use of bronze
Definition
4000 BC
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