Vocab #1: Paleolithic vs. Neolithic & River Valleys

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  1. 3. Revolution, the significant transition in human history, where people evolved from a nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering into a settled agricultural way of life. This change brought the start of civilizations and villages.
  2. 6. considered the world's first language, was used in Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, written on clay tablets.
  3. 8. a term that describes the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use. (work, food, medicine)
  4. 10. also known as the Old Stone Age, which was about 2 million years old, where early humans used basic stone tools, relied on hunting, and gathering.
  5. 12. a term that means to arrange rules/laws into a systematic code (logical order).
  6. 14. the scientific term for modern humans, which directly translates to 'wise man' or 'wise human'
  7. 16. a group of people or individuals that have no permanent home, and travel from one place to another, seasonally, to follow food supplies, pasture, or even jobs.
  8. 17. any simple object that has been created or modified by humans, ultimately used as concrete evidence for studying the past.
  9. 18. individuals whose jobs were to copy documents by hand, a process used before the creation of printing.
  10. 19. the ideas, customs, and beliefs of people in a society.
  11. 20. the New Stone Age, a period when people began agricultural activities and raising animals, crafted tools, and made art like pottery.
Down
  1. 1. a society that has cities, a government, jobs, proper rules, and culture.
  2. 2. large, stepped temples built in ancient Mesopotamia, were used for religious events.
  3. 4. Crescent, a crescent-shaped area of land in the Middle East with fertile soil where individuals first farmed and started early civilizations.
  4. 5. a simple picture or symbol that resembles a word or idea, was used in ancient and prehistoric times.
  5. 7. a prehistoric monument or burial site, located in Wiltshire, England.
  6. 9. is the study of human history (pre-history) by using artifacts, buildings, and any leftover physical remains.
  7. 11. a skilled worker in prehistoric/ancient times who crafted pragmatic items and decorations by hand, such as jewelry, tools, pottery, or clothing.
  8. 13. a term that describes people who survived by hunting, gathering wild plants, and any other food sources.
  9. 15. the area of time before any written records and civilization.