Unit 2 and Unit 1 Study Flashcards
time period of written records of past events
History
time period before written records
Prehistory
around or about
Circa
an object made in the past by someone in the past
Artifact
eyewitness/first hand account and is created during the time period
Primary
contains information based on primary sources
Secondary Source
period of human prehistory where they hunted & gathered
Old Stone Age
another name for Old Stone Age
Paleolithic
time period when glaciers (large sheets of ice) covered 1/4 of the earth
Ice Age
people who hunted and gathered to survive
Hunter/Gatherer
people who moved from place to follow their food source
Nomad
period of prehistory where farming was invented
New Stone Age
another name for New Stone Age
Neolithic
the training of wild plants and wild animals to be useful to people
Domestication
the raising of crops and animals for human use (farming and domesticating animals).
Agriculture
the use of skills and tools to meet practical needs
Technology
people training to do one particular type of work (to focus on one skill)
Specialization
an extra supply
Surplus
- the exchange of goods
Trade
transition from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of farming and settlement
Agricultural revolution
the study of the earth and how people live on it and use it
Geography
imaginary lines running west to east measuring the distance in degrees north and south of the equator
Latitude
imaginary lines running north to south measuring the distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian
Longtitude
the weather pattern an area has over a long period of time (the three factors are latitude, altitude, & ocean currents)
Climate
