SS Ch. 1 Vocabulary

a person who studies and writes about the human past

• historian

• nomad

• technology

scientist who learns about past human life by studying fossils and artifacts

• archaeologist

• specialization

• historian

weapon, tool, or other items made by humans

• artifact

• fossil

• cuneiform

the trace or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock

• fossil

• caravan

• astronomer

a scientist who studies the physical characteristics and cultures of humans and their ancestors

• anthropologist

• specialization

• artisan

a person who regularly moves from place to place

• nomad

• archaeologist

• scribe

tools and methods used to help humans perform tasks

• technology

• city-state

• empire

to tame animals and plants for human use

• domesticate

• irrigation

• province

the development of different kinds of jobs

• specialization

• artifact

• empire

a political district

• province

• civilization

• caravan