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| artifacts | objects made by humans |
| anthropology | the study of prehistory and the origins and development of people |
| prehistory | the long period of time before people invented writing |
| culture | refers to the way of life of a society |
| archaeology | the study of past people and cultures through their material remains |
| Mary and Louis Leakey | started searching for clues to the human past. Also discovered "Lucy" |
| Olduvai Gorge | the deep canon in Tanzania where the Leakey's searched |
| technology | refers to the skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs and wants |
| Donald Johanson | found additional hominid evidence in 1974 |
| Old Stone Age | the long period from atleast 2 million B.C to 10 thousand B.C |
| New Stone Age | the period from about 10 thousand B.C to the end of prehistory |
| Nomads | people who move from place to place to find food |
| Animism | the belief that the world was full of spirits and forces that might reside in animals, objects, or dreams |
| Neolithic Revolution | the transition from Nomadic life to settled farming |
| Domesticate | to raise plants or animals in a controlled way |
| Jericho | Neolithic village built between 10 thousand and 9 thousand B.C |
| surpluses | when you have more than you need |
| traditional economy | relies on habit, customs, or ritual and tends not to change over time |
| civilization | a complex highly organized social order |
| polytheistic | belief in many Gods |
| artisans | skilled craftspeople |
| pictographs | simple drawings that look like the objects they represent |
| scribes | specially trained people who could read or write |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another |
| city-state | a political unit that included it's city and it's surrounding land and villages |
| empire | a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler |
| organized government | counsels of elders or chiefs made up a this, and over time became more complex with rules and laws. |
| complex religion | many ancient people believed in more than one God, and sought to gain favor of the Gods through complex rituals and ceremonies |
| job specialization | many people began to specialize in certain jobs, made made people more dependant on one another |
| social classes | the raking of society depending on their job |
| arts and architecture | expressed the talents, beliefs, and values of the people that created them, often through temples and city landscapes |
| public works | projects that were meant to benefit and protect the city from attack |
| writing | a critical skill that varied in appearance and structure and developed in different places at different times. People who could write were known as scribes |
