Social Study Guide Homo Habilis
Social Study Guide Homo Habilis
Social Study Guide
Due Wednesday, Jan 19/05
A.) Definitions:
1.) Dimension – is any part of and object or event that can be measured.
2.) Absolute time – is the time measured in precise periods, dates or times.
3.) Relative time – is the time measured in relation to other things.
4.) Cyclical time – is a record of natural cycles.
5.) Linear time – is a record of events in sequence from past to the present.
6.) Equinox – is the period when day and night are the same length.
7.) Solstice – is when the sun is highest in the sky, either in the north or south. Summer solstice is the longest day of the year, and winter solstice is the shortest .
8.) Data – means facts or information. People use data as a basis for drawing conclusions about the topic or theme they are studying.
9.) Prehistory – refers to events that happened before written records.
10.) Archaeology – is the study of the remains of human behaviour in the past. It usually involves excavating sites where such remains including artifacts and ecofacts, can be found.
11.) Fossils – are the remains of plants or animals that have been preserved over centuries in the strata or layers.
12.) Theory – is a system of ideas to explain how a certain situation or event might have came about.
13.) Evolution – is the development of species ( that is , a group of animals or plants ) Through different stages over many generations.
14.) Domesticate – a wild animal is to bring it under human control.
15.) Agriculture – is the production of food by growing crops and raising animals.
16.) Sedentary – means remaining in one place.
17.) Technology – refers o both tools and know how. Tools allow human to do more know-how is the ability to solve problems systematically.
18.) Surplus – of food is an amount that is left over after a group has used what they need.
19.) City-State – is an independent or self governing state. It is made up of a city, and the surrounding area controlled by it. Sumerian city state often fought each other for control of Mesopotamia.
20.) Anthropologists – study humans, especially their evolution societies and customs.
21.) Democracy – comes from the ancient Greeks. Demos is a Greek word for “people”. in a democracy the people have the power to elect the representatives who will govern them.
22.) Elite – is a small group of people considered to be wiser or more successful than the majority. As a result, they often have more power.
23.) Oligarchy – is a form of government in which is held by only a few rulers.
24.) Assimilation – occurs when some aspects of the culture of one group are absorbed or adopted by another culture.
25.) Republic – power is held by citizens who are entitled to a vote. A republic may be made up of a group of member states, and is usually headed by a president.
26.) Empire – is a group of states or territories govern by an emperor or emprise.
27.) Aristocracy – is a privileged upper class within a society. Aristocrat usually inherit there social position or right to govern from parents.
28.) Artifacts – are any object with features that have been made by human activity.
29.) Ecofacts – the remains that were not made by humans; but still provide some information that helps to understand people of the past.
30.) Dating – determine the age of an object.
31.) Absolute dating – determine the age of an object quite precisely.
32.) Relative dating method – determine whether an object is older or younger than some objects whose age is already known.
33.) Radio carbon dating method – example