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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Agriculture | Growing crops and/or raising animals; synonym is farming |
| Alloy | Mixture of metals |
| Bronze | Metal alloy made of copper and tin |
| City | Large, advanced human settlement |
| Domesticate | Tame or adapt animal or plant for human use |
| Invent | Create or make for the first time |
| Irrigation | Supplying dry land with water by using ditches, canals, technology, etc. |
| Productivity | The number of units produced or grown compared to time or space |
| Revolution | Rapid and/or important change |
| Surplus | Extra; more than needed |
| Specialization | Jobs which are different or more advanced than basic farming, hunting, etc. |
| Civilization | An advanced society with organized government, religion, writing, science, art, etc. |
| Ancient | Very old; usually before 476 AD |
| Adapt | Adjust or change to meet new conditions |
| Archaeologist | Person who digs for and studies artifacts |
| Artifact | Ancient object made and/or used by humans |
| Effect | What happens as the result of a cause |
| Evolution | Slow or gradual change |
| Neolithic Age | New Stone Age |
| Paleolithic Age | Old Stone Age |
| A.D. | Anno Domini - the years AFTER the BIRTH of Jesus |
| B.C. | The years before the BIRTH of Jesus |
| Bipedal | Two-footed |
| Cause | To make something happen |
| Century | Period of 100 years |
| Circa (c.) | An approximate date |
| Decade | Period of 10 years |
| Evolve | To change slowly |
| Historian | Person who studies and writes about the human past |
| Hominid | Two-footed mammal which walks upright (like humans or human-like creatures) |
| Millenium | Period of 1000 years |
| Nomad | Person with no permanent home who moves around seeking food and resources |
| Technology | Tools and machines, and the skills knowledge and methods of using them |
| Tool | An object made and/or used by humans to perform a task |
| C.E. | Common Era; same as A.D. (after the birth of Jesus) |
| B.C.E. | Before Common Era; same as B.C. (before the birth of Jesus) |
| Australopithecus | 1st hominid; bipedal; walked upright |
| Homo Habilis | 1st hominid toolmaker; used very simple tools for cutting, crushing, scraping, et cetera |
| Homo Erectus | 1st multienvironmental hominid; very adaptable; used fire and made clothes and more advanced tools |
| Homo Neanderthalus | Neanderthal; large-brained and muscular; 1st to bury dead and care for sick |
| Homo Sapiens | Cro-Magnon; modern humans; most advanced brains; developed advanced language, art (cave painting), and technology |
| 4,000,000 | Approximate number of years ago that Australopithecus existed |
| Zero | Year that Jesus was born |
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