city-state - Answersa city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit
artifact - Answersa human-made object, such as jewelry, tool, or weapon
polytheism - Answersa belief in many gods
culture - Answersa people's unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas
hominid - Answersa member of a biological group including human beings and related species that walk
upright
Paleolithic Age - AnswersThe Old Stone Age, which lasted from 2.5 million to 8000 B.C. where the
invention of tools, fire, and language took place.
Neolithic Age - AnswersThe New stone age which went from about 8000 B.C to 3000 B.C. People who
lived during this learned to polish stone tools, make pottery, grow crops, and raise animals.
Neolithic Revolution - Answersthe major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming
Homo habilis - Answers"Handy man." The first fossil members of the genus Homo appearing 2.5 million
years ago, with larger brains and smaller faces than australopithecines. First to use tools.
Homo erectus - Answers"Upright man." A species within the genus Homo first appearing just after 2
million years ago in Africa and ultimately spreading throughout the Old World. More advanced than
homo habilis.
Neanderthals - AnswersIn Europe, another human-like species which lived and adapted to life in the cold
climates of the last Ice Age. However, not genetically related to humans.
Cro-Magnon - Answersa prehistoric European population of modern humans (Homo sapiens) known
from fossils, paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts. More advanced than the Neanderthals.
Homo sapiens - AnswersThe biological species to which modern human beings belong.
technology - Answersthe ways in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their
needs
cultural diffusion - Answersthe spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another
artisan - Answersa skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand
domesticate - Answersto tame animals for human use
barter - Answersa form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money