early man Flashcards

(30 cards)

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archeology

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Study of early man using physical remains (artifacts) such as pottery, tools, jewelry, weapons

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Remains of human objects
They help to understand how people lived
(physical remains)
pottery, tools, jewelry

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artifact

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Remains of human objects
They help to understand how people lived

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Paleontologist

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A Person who studies human beings
They study man’s culture to understand the way people lived

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Anthropologist

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Study of the culture of people including their songs, dress, food, and religion

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Anthropology

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scientific theory of man’s beginnings
1st man came from Africa

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origins of man theory

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Humans / creatures that walked upright on two feet
Bipedal (two feet)

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hominid

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Primitive way to survive
Men hunt, women gather food, fruits, berries
Usually nomadic

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Hunter / Gatherer

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Move place to place looking for food and water
Follow herds of animals

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nomad

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Agricultural Revolution
Man learns how to farm
No longer has to hunt and gather for survival

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Neolithic Revolution

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more than needed
extra
now had a surplus of food due to farming

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surplus

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Traditional method of farming
Cut down trees and vegetation to clear land

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Slash and burn

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13
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To tame animals
Major accomplishment
Work = beast of burden
Source of food

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Domestication

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Development of skills in a specific kind of work
After he learned how to farm, man had time for other pursuits
Pottery, metal-working, written language
After he learned how to farm, man had time for other pursuits
Pottery, metal-working, written language

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Specialization

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Skilled worker who makes goods by hand
examples = pottery, jewelry

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Artisan

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Complex culture with five characteristics
-complex cities
-complex institutions
-gov + religion
- record keeping
-advanced tech

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Paleolithic age

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Daily goal was survival

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Neolithic Age

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Early farming, farming revolution

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Subsistence farmer

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Growing just enough to survive

20
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Irrigation

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To create more fertile soil by bringing water to dry land

21
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Place where food can grow

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An organized group that controls complex civilizations

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Temple towers, center of activity in acient cities

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Government based on religion Egypt was considered a

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Written down for all Hammurabi’s code was placed throughout Babylon
Codified
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Infrastructure
Building projects
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Developed number system, cuneiform
Mesopotamia
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Hanging gardens, law code of Hammurabi, strict, not equal
Babylonians
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People were great traders, navigators, Mediterranean Sea, cultural diffusion
Phoenicians
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