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| artifact | a human-made object, such as a tool, weapon or piece of Jewelry. |
| culture | a people's unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, art, and ideas. |
| Paleolithic Age | Period that lasted from about 2,500,000 B.C. to 8,000 B.C. during which people made use of crude stone tools and weapons-also called the Old Stone Age. |
| Neolithic Age | A prehistoric period that began about 8,000 B.C. during which people learned to polish stonge tools, make pottery, grow crops, and raise animals-also caleld the New Stone Age. |
| technology | The way in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs. |
| nomad | Member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of good and water. |
| hunter-gatherer | A member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods. |
| Neolithic-Revolution | The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming-that is by people shift from food gathering to food producing. |
| Slash-and-Burn Farming | A farming method in which people clear fields by cutting and burning trees and grasses the ashes of which serve to fertilize the soil. |
| Domestication | The taming of animals for human use. |
| Civilization | A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology. |
| Specialization | The development of skills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping. |
| Artisan | A skilled worker such as a weaver, who makes goods by hand. |
| Institution | Long lasting pattern of organization in a community. |
| Scribe | One of the professional record keepers in early civilizations. |
| cuneiform | A system of writing with wedge shaped symbols, invented by the Sumerians around 3,000 B.C. |
| Bronze Age | A period in human history, beginning around 3,000 B.C. in some areas, during which people began using bronze,rather than copper or stone to fashion tools and weapons. |
| barter | form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money. |
| ziggurat | A tiered pyramid-shaped structure that formed part of a sumerian Temple. |
