Vocabulary Word List- Early Man

Early Man Vocabulary Word List

Decade- 10 years

Century- 100 years

Millennium- 1000 years

Prehistory- time before writing

BC- before Christ

BCE- before Common Era

CE- Common Era

AD- Anno Domini

Specialization- specific job

Monarchy- rule by a king or queen

Archaeology- study of past with objects (artifacts)

Anthropology- study of human culture

Culture- set of beliefs, behaviors and traits shared by a group.

Paleolithic Age- Old Stone Age

Neolithic Age- new stone age

Nomad- one that moves from place to place

Agricultural revolution- settling in a specific area due to farming