Definitions by HistoryNerd94
Agricultural Revolutions
(Ancient) The change from food gathering to food production that occured between ca. 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. Also known as the Neolithic Revolution.
The term Agricultural Revolutions is more precise because it emphasizes the central role of food production and signals that the changeover occured several times.
Agricultural Revolutions by HistoryNerd94 November 12, 2010
Foragers
Modern foragers in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa and the Ituri Forest of Central Africa derive the bulk of their day-to-day nourishment from wild vegetable foods.
Foragers by HistoryNerd94 November 8, 2010
Neolithic
The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s). It follows the Paleolithic period.
The Neolithic (New Stone Age), which is associated with the origins of agriculture, followed the Paleolithic.
Neolithic by HistoryNerd94 November 7, 2010
Paleolithic
The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolitic period.
Paleolithic by HistoryNerd94 November 4, 2010
Culture
Socially transmitted patterns of action and expression. Material culture refers to physical objects, such as dwellings, clothing, tools, and crafts. Culture also includes arts, beliefs, knowledge, and technology.
Culture by HistoryNerd94 September 27, 2010
Civilization
An ambiguous term often used to denote more complex societies but sometimes used by anthropologists to describe any group of people sharing a set of cultural traits.
Scholars agree that political, social, economic, and technological phenomena are indicators of civilization.
Civilization by HistoryNerd94 September 26, 2010