Early Man VOCABULARY & TERMS
HUNTER-GATHERER
HUNTER-GATHERER Two Hadza men return from a hunt. The Hazda are one of the few contemporary African societies that live primarily by forgaging.
HUNTER-GATHERER A Shoshone encampment in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, photography by Percy Jackson, 1870.
DEFINITION a member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals
NOMAD
NOMAD Modern Day Mongolia Yurts
NOMAD Bedouins having dinner
DEFINITION A member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time
MIGRATION
MIGRATION
MIGRATION
MIGRATION
MIGRATION
DEFINITION If birds or animals migrate, they travel regularly from one part of the world to another To move from one place to another usually for food or a job To move from one geographic region to another
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
DEFINITION The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes A collection of tools and techniques used in the production of goods or services
RELIGION
RELIGION
RELIGION The Egyptian gods Anubis, and Horus
RELIGION Greek Gods
DEFINITION The belief in a god or in a group of gods An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or group of gods
DOMESTICATE
DOMESTICATE
DOMESTICATE
DOMESTICATE
DEFINITION To tame an animal To make an animal able to work for people or live with them as a pet To breed or train an animal to need and accept the care of human beings
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
DEFINITION The practice or science of farming The science and occupation of farming The business of farming
SLASH-AND-BURN
SLASH-AND-BURN
SLASH-AND-BURN
DEFINITION Done by cutting down and burning trees and plants in order to clear an area of land and grow crops on it for usually a brief time
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION
DEFINITION A means of supplying land with water To supply land or crops with water To supply with water by using artificial means such as pipes