EMERGING CIVILIZATIONS

Vocabulary

Archeology

http://www.utexas.edu/features/2005/archeology/index.html

Anthropology

The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.

http://anthropology.net/2006/07/22/evolution-of-women-in-anthropology/

Limited Evidence

Paleolithic

is a prehistoric era distinguished by the development of the first stone tools, and covers roughly 99% of human technological history

Hominidany of a family (Hominidae) of erect bipedal primate mammals comprising recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms

Cro-MagnonAn early form of modern human (Homo sapiens) inhabiting Europe in the late Paleolithic Period and characterized by a broad face and tall stature. It is known from skeletal remains first found in the Cro-Magnon cave in southern France.

NeanderthalAn extinct human species or subspecies living during the late Pleistocene Epoch throughout most of Europe and parts of Asia and northern Africa and associated with Middle Paleolithic tools.

Hunter-gathererA member of a people subsisting in the wild on food obtained by hunting and foraging.

A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.

Nomad

Domestication

- to adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans

Irrigate

- to supply (as land or crops) with water by artificial means

Monsoons

- the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

Civilization

Cuneiform

An advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions.

Social ClassesStructured Society by rank, socio – economic groups or hierarchy

Specialization

This is what I do …..

Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment.