ritual
relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony.
prehistoric
before written history
A.D.
Anno domini-in the year of the lord
B.C.
Before Christ
circa
around
artifact
an object made or used by people in the past
archeologist
social scientist that studies the past by examining objects people have left behind
historian
social scientist that studies the past by examining written records
geographer
social scientist that studies the past by examining natural and human made features.
paleoanthropologist
Social scientist that studies the earliest hominids
Technology
anything made or modified humans to make life easier.
chronological
(of a record of events) starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.
primitive
relating to the earliest age or period; simple
Stone Age
Gets its name from the tools people made of stone
social scientists
Are experts who study the past such as archeologists, historians and geographers.
hominids
prehistoric humans
remains
What is left behind from the past
society
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
Culture
a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
flint
Stone that breaks with sharp edges
evolve
slow change over time
migrate
to move from one place to another
biped
hominids that walk on two feet
origin
beginnings
Common Era (CE)
the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth