Vocabulary 1
a human-made object made by people in the past, it helps us learn about their lives
Artifact
I made a timeline of the events in my life and put them in _____________________ order.
chronological
Creative Expression- paintings, music, dance, stories
art
What did the discovery of fire provide for people?
Warmth, protection, cooking foods
tools and inventions that make life easier, or solve a problem
Technology
ordering events and artifacts by the time they occured
chronological
A piece of pottery from ancient Greece is called an...
artifact
Systems of leadership, laws and order, decision-making about resources.
Government
Inventing stone tools helped early people to do what?
Make hunting easier, build shelter and clothes
Systems of communication used for record-keeping, storytelling, passing down laws and knowledge
Writing
background information and clues
context
Early humans did not have permanent homes and moved from place to place in search of food. This is called being __________________
nomadic
Shared beliefs about gods or god, rituals, worship, meaning of life
Religion
The most important part of the agriculture (farming) was that it allowed people to do this...
store food, not move around
Agriculture is a fancy word for...
farming
a time before written records
prehistory
A tomb of a Egyptian Pharoah contained many _______________ such as jewelry, statues and pottery.
artifacts
The ability to produce and store food, farming and domesticating animals
Stable food supply
Why was the wheel an important invention?
Trade and transportation
Domesticating animals is a fancy way of saying...
taming
moving from place to place, no permanent home
nomadic
Dinosaur bones would be an example of a artifact. True or false?
False
The way a society is organized, who has power, social classes
Social Structure
What is the shape we use to show Social Structure?
A pyramid or triangle
What were wheels FIRST thought to be used for
pottery