W. History (Unit 1)
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- Prehistory
- The time period before written records.
- Archaeologists
- A person who studies artifacts to try and learn about prehistoric culture.
- Anthropologist
- A person who studies fossils (bones) to try and learn about prehistoric culture.
- Paleolithic Age
- Often called the "Old Stone Age" because this period of time began almost 2.5 million years ago.
- Glaciers
- Large sheets of ice that covered the earth during the "Ice Age."
- Nomads
- People who move from place to place in search of food and warmer climates.
- Migration
- The process of moving from place to place in search of food and warmer climates.
- Radio Carbon Dating
- The process of finding out how old artifacts and fossils are based on how much carbon they contain.
- Lucy
- The oldest, most complete skeleton of a walking human that has ever been found.
- Mesolithic Age
- The time period between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age.
- Ice Age
- The time period where the world's temperature dropped and the water on the earth froze creating large sheets of ice called glaciers.
- Domesticate
- To tame wild animals for human use.
- Artifacts
- Objects shaped by human hands, like tools or weapons.
- A.D.
- This is considered to be "modern history"--stands for "Anno Domini"
- Century
- Period of 100 years.
- Latitude
- Lines that run east to west and measure how far north or south of the equator a location can be found.
- Longitude
- Lines that run north to south and measure how far east or west of the prime meridian a location can be found.
- B.C.
- Considered to be "Ancient History"--stands for "Before Christ"
- Decade
- Period of 10 years
- Millenium
- Period of 1000 years
- Neolithic Age
- When farming began and people started to settle into permanent villages.
- Cave Paintings
- The first prehistoric works of art. They provide us with information about prehistoric culture and daily life.
- Homo Sapiens
- People who were considered to be much more advanced than other prehistoric people because of their much larger brains.