1. Early Man Key Vocabulary and Concepts

2. PREHISTORY Definition: Human societies before written records Definition: Human societies before written records 99% of human history 99% of human history Primitive, simple societies Primitive, simple societies

3. CIVILIZATION Definition: Society with farming, trade, government, art and science Definition: Society with farming, trade, government, art and science NOT PREHISTORIC NOT PREHISTORIC More advanced, more complicated More advanced, more complicated

4. HOME TERRITORY Definition: area where hunters and gatherers lived Definition: area where hunters and gatherers lived Located near food, water and shelter sources Located near food, water and shelter sources

5. DOMESTICATION Definition: human control over plant and animal life Definition: human control over plant and animal life Allows humans food surplus Allows humans food surplus More work gets done More work gets done

6. MIGRATION Definition: the movement of humans from one settlement location to another Definition: the movement of humans from one settlement location to another Early societies moved with animals or weather Early societies moved with animals or weather

7. SPECIALIZATION Definition: assigning specific jobs to certain people within a culture Hunter/gatherers – men hunt, women collect plant food and care for children

8. HOMINID Definition: a mammal that walks on two legs Definition: a mammal that walks on two legs Includes apes, and humans Includes apes, and humans

9. NEANDERTHAL Definition: First humans on earth Definition: First humans on earth Good hunters Good hunters Built shelters with mammoth bones and skins Built shelters with mammoth bones and skins First people to bury dead First people to bury dead

10. CRO-MAGNON Definition: First modern human beings Definition: First modern human beings Skilled toolmakers Skilled toolmakers Increased food supply Increased food supply Invented the axe Invented the axe Cave paintings Cave paintings

11. PALEOLITHIC Definition: a period of human history from 2.3 million years ago until 10,000 years ago Definition: a period of human history from 2.3 million years ago until 10,000 years ago Hunting and gathering societies Hunting and gathering societies Primitive cultures Primitive cultures

12. NEOLITHIC Definition: a period of human history between 9500 BC and 3000 BC Definition: a period of human history between 9500 BC and 3000 BC Humans changed from food collectors to food producers Humans changed from food collectors to food producers More complex societies, villages, religion More complex societies, villages, religion