Archaeology and Early People vocab

What is an artifact?

• a human-made object

• A type of plant

• A modern technology device

• A natural rock formation

What does the term "migration" refer to?

• The movement of people from one region or country to settle in another

• The process of growing crops

• The study of ancient cultures

• The creation of new technology

Who is a hunter-gatherer?

• Someone who farms crops

• a person who hunts animals and gathers plants for food

• Someone who builds houses

• Someone who writes history

What is a primary source?

• A second-hand account of an event

• document or artifact created by a person who witnessed a historical event

• A fictional story about the past

• A modern newspaper article

What is agriculture?

• Building houses

• preparing soil to produce crops/crop farming

• Writing books

• Studying stars

What is a nomad?

• A person who stays in one place their whole life

• member of a group of people who have no permanent home and move from place to place

• A person who builds cities all over the world

• A person who studies plants

What does "domesticate" mean?

• movement from one region to another

• To adapt or breed plants or animals for human use

• To write a book

• To explore new lands

What is a secondary source?

• document created by someone who witnessed an event

• the study of archaeology from space

• A natural resource

• work produced about an event by someone not actually there

What is oral history?

• History written in books

• History found in artifacts

• an unwritten verbal account of an event

• History recorded in newspapers

What is specialization?

• Growing a variety of crops

• a skill in one type of work

• Traveling to new places

• Building large structures