1. Origins: Vocabulary

2. To adapt means to change.

3. Agriculture is the raising of plants and animals for human use.

4. archeology
Archaeology is the study of human life in the past by examining the things that people left behind.

5. An artifact is an object made by a human being.

6. An Organized Social Structure
civilization a group of people living together who have organized systems of government, education, religion, and a social structure
Religion
Systems of Government
An Organized Social Structure
Education

7. culture
Culture is the beliefs, customs, practices, and behavior of a particular group of people.

8. domesticate
Domesticate means to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans.

9. surroundings, including physical features and climate
environment
surroundings, including physical features and climate

10. preserved remains of ancient human, animal, or plant
fossil
preserved remains of ancient human, animal, or plant

11. geologist
a scientist who studies the physical materials of the Earth itself, such as soil and rocks

12. person who lives by hunting animals and gathering plants
hunter-gatherer
person who lives by hunting animals and gathering plants

13. Ice Age
The Ice Age was a period of time when glaciers covered great stretches of land.

14. migrate
Migrate means to move from one region to another in order to live there.

15. The Neolithic Age (The New Stone Age)
The second part of the Stone Age when humans made great improvements in technology.
Humans began to domesticate, or tame, wild animals and
people began to farm!

16. a person who moves from place to place without a permanent home
nomad
a person who moves from place to place without a permanent home

17. The Paleolithic Age (The Old Stone Age)
The first part of the Stone Age when little progress was made.

18. Prehistory is the time before humans invented writing.

19. primary source Examples:
A primary source is a firsthand account of an event in history (from someone who witnessed the actual event).
Examples:
diary
drawing/artwork from the time period
artifact

20. secondary source Examples:
A secondary source is a secondhand account of an event in history based on information from primary sources.
Examples:
textbook
encyclopedias
tv shows made after the event

21. a group of people living in similar economic conditions
social class
a group of people living in similar economic conditions

22. specialization
Specialization is the act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities.

23. surplus
extra

24. Items used to make life easier
technology
Items used to make life easier