Stone Age Life
People who move from place to place with no settled home
artifact
The taming of animals for personal use.
domestication
A complex society with cities, organized government, and a system of writing
Civilization
Scientists who study fossils and artifacts to learn about prehistoric people
Archaeologists
This is the name of the Old Stone Age period
Paleolithic Age
This scientific method is used to determine the age of organic materials by measuring its decay based on its physical properties and the amount of carbon present within it
Carbon-14 dating
This development led to the building of permanent settlements.
Farming
Farming created food surpluses, which allowed people to do this instead of farming
Specialize in other jobs / Artisans / Merchants
The difference between history and prehistory is the presence or absence of this
Written records
A person whose way of life is based on obtaining food by hunting animals and gathering wild plants, nuts, and roots, rather than by farming or herding livestock
Hunter - Gatherer
A skilled worker who makes goods by hand
Artisan
Having more than what is needed; extra.
Surplus
The connection between farming and cities: surplus food allowed this to happen to the population.
Population Growth
Nomads moved around doing these two activities to find food:
Hunting and Gathering
This is the name of the New Stone Age period
Neolithic age
Archaeologists study fossils, pottery, and tools, but NOT this type of record from prehistoric times
Written records
The practice of supplying water to crops or land.
Irrigation
This person was the top of the Social Class Pyramid
The King
This is the name of the period of time that featured a new metal that formed by accident
The Bronze Age
The period of time before written records were kept
Prehistory
This age is characterized by the use of metal tools and weapons, coming after the Stone Ages.
The Bronze Age
Early cities were most likely to develop near these
Rivers (bodies of water)
This marked the turning point for the New Stone Age to begin
Farming
This body of water was crucial to the development of civilizations and spans over 4,258 miles long
The Nile River