Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Homo Erectus

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‘upright man’
old Stone Age
used intelligence to create technology

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Hunter-Gatherers

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a member of a nomadic group whos food supply depends on hunting animals and collection plant foods
hunters, and gatherers
Stone Age
nomads

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Neolithic Revolution

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the major change in human life caused by the beginning of farming

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civilization

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form of culture characterized by cities, and the way people do things, and what they do

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Neanderthal

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cro-magons

not ansestors to modern humans

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Cuneiform

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first form of written language

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Bronze Age

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period in human history, around 3000bc, ppl began using bronze rather than copper + stone to make tools

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culture

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ppls unique way of life, show by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas

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prehistoric

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pre history

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Ur

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on of first village to grow into a city in sumer
banks of Euphrates
great agricultural economy
trade thrived

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Catal Huyuk

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showed benefits of settled life
agricultural surplus supported many highly skilled workers
“forked mound” located on fertile plane in turkey

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Trade

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on give some one something in return for something else

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