Unit 1- Vocabulary Flashcards
A member of the group that includes human beings and earlier human-like creatures is…
Hominid
What is the time before written history?
Prehistory
A scientist who studies physical and cultural characteristics of humans and their ancestors
Anthropologist
A scientist who studies fossil remains
Paleontologist
Scientist who studies earlier peoples and cultures
Archaeologist
A historic object made or used by humans, such as a tool, ornament, or pottery
Artifact
Modern scientific method for telling the age of once-living material by measuring the amount of radioactive carbon remaining
Radio-carbon Dating
Member of a group of people with no fixed home, who travel constantly to find food and water
Nomad
The skills and knowledge used by people to make tools and do work
Technology
