ARTIFACTS

Objects created by and used by humans.

CULTURE

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

HOMINIDS

Human like mammals that walk upright.

PALEOLITHIC AGE

People (nomads) used stone tools and hunted and gathered for food - Stone Age.

NEOLITHIC AGE

"New Stone Age" using domesticated animals and agriculture.

TECHNOLOGY

Tools that people use to make life easier.

HOMO SAPIENS

A species of Hominid who have larger brains and to which humans belong.

NOMADS

People who move from place to place as a group to find food for themselves.

HUNTER GATHERERS

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive (nomads).

SLASH AND BURN FARMING

Cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field.

DOMESTICATION

The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.

CIVILIZATION

A complex,skilled workers who make goods by hand highly organized social order.

SPECIALIZATION

The development of skills in a specific kind of work.

ARTISANS

Skilled workers who make goods by hand.

INSTITUTIONS

Complex social organizations such as governments, economies, and education systems.

SCRIBES

People trained to write (before literacy was widespread).

CUNEIFORM

A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.

BRONZE AGE

Between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, where weapons and implements were made of bronze.

BARTER

Exchange goods without involving money.