vocabulary
A long period of time in history marked by certain events or characteristics
Era
A line that goes through the earth dividing the north from the west
equator
what does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
What were people called when they moved around
Nomads
A person who studies and writes about history, using written records and other sources to understand what happened in the past
Historian
Imaginary lines drawn on maps from east to west to locate places north or south of the equator
Latitude
what does paleolithic mean ?
old stone
The process by which living things change over time through small changes in their traits.
Evolution
A picture that is used to represent an object on a map
Map Key
The process of taming wild animals and plants for human use.
Domestication
An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth vertically dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Prime Merdian
art in paleolithic time began _____ years ago
3500
A lifestyle where people move from place to place instead of living in one permanent location.
Nomadic
The four major compass points of North, South, East,West used to navigate a map
Cardinal Directions