Unit 2 Lesson 1-4 vocab

•The process of determining a specific date of an artifact based on a physical or chemical properties of the object.

Being aware of what you are reading, and when you are not understanding what you are reading.

•A statement about what someone thinks is true, especially when opento the question.

Paintings on cave walls and ceilings, especially those dating from prehistoric times.

•The field study concerned with global processes and patterns of humanity over time.

•Determining the age of an object based upon surrounding fossils and geologic deposits.

•Information used to support a claim.

•The community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws and organizations.

The process or state of changing to fit a new environment or different conditions.

•The beliefs, customs, and institutions of a particular group, society, place or time.

Represents the evidence-based, scientific understanding of the origin and development of humanity.

•a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra.

Represents the evidence-based, scientific understanding of the origin and development of humanity.

•The record of events or day to day activities; also a record of a ship’s speed, course, and progress.

An object made or used by mankind.

The official process of counting the number of people in a country, state/town, and collecting information about them.

The scientific study of humankind, especially the study of human ancestry and culture over time and across the world.

•The physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups.

The scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts, buildings, and other remaining evidence.

The earliest known period of human culture, marked by the creation and use of stone tools.

•Providing written evidence to support a claim or a point of view.

Humans and their closest relatives.

To put something together, to build again.

The record of events or day to day activities; also a record of a ship’s speed, course, and progress.

•A type of map characterized by large-scale detail and contour lines representing elevation changes.

•The time or period before recorded or written history.

A form of motion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs.