Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Prehistory

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The time before there was writing.

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2
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Hominid

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An early ancestor of humans.

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3
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Tool

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Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task.

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4
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Paleolithic Era

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The first part of the Stone Age.

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5
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Society

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A community of people who share a common culture.

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hunter gatherers

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People who hunt animals and gather wild plants,seeds,fruit, and nuts to survive.

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7
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Migrate

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move to a new place.

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Land bridge

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A strip of land connecting two continents.

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9
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Mesolithic Era

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The middle part of the Stone Age, from about 10,000 years ago to about 5,000 years ago.

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Neolithic Stone Age

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The New Stone Age, which began about 10,000 years ago in Southwest Asia and much later in other places.

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11
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Domestication

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The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.

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12
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Agriculture

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The development of farming form the domestication of plants.

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13
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Megaliths

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Huge stones used as monuments or sites for religious gatherings.

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14
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Ice Age

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Geologic period during which thick ice sheets covered vast areas of land

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