| Term | Definition |
|---|
| technology | the development and use of tools |
| culture | the way of life of a group of people |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of cultural ideas from one group of people to another |
| division of labor | different people doing different jobs so that everyone works less |
| artifact | an item made by early humans |
| domestication | the taming of animals |
| prehistory | the time before the invention of writing |
| civilization | a complex culture of people who've settled into permanent homes (city) |
| specialization | the development of unique skills, such as making pottery or weaving |
| institution | a complex system of organization, such as marriage/family, government, or religion |
| agriculture and domestication | the two developments that ended the Paleolithic Age and ushered in the Neolithic Age |
| Africa | On which continent did human life begin? |
| Iraq | In which modern-day country was the early civilization of Ur? |
| decade | 10 years |
| century | 100 years |
| millennium | 1000 years |
| BCE | Before the Common Era |
| BC | Before Christ |
| CE | Common Era |
| AD | Anno Domini (the year of the Lord) |
| civ- or cit- | city |
| dom | home |
| annus | year |
| homo | man |
| litho | stone |
| anthrop | human |
| nomads | people who travel from place to place, rather than living in permanent homes |
| hunter-gatherers | people whose way of life DEPENDS upon hunting and gathering for survival |
| 5 features of a civilization | surplus food, government, record keeping, some form of writing, division of labor |
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