Vocabulary 1
Prehistoric
Before written history
Hominin
An early ancestor of humans.
Neolithic Age
The Later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.
Historian
An expert who studies and records the past
Capability
Ability or skill
Paleolithic Age
The First period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E
Artifact
An object made or used by people in the past
Domesticate
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans.
Fertile Crescent
An Arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil.
Archaeologist
An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
Nomad
One who moves from place to place with no permanent home.
Resource
Something that can be used to fulfill a need.
Migrate
To move from one geographic region to another
Agriculture
The business of farming: growing crops and raising animals.
Anthropologist
A scientist who studies human development