chapter 2 Flashcards
(15 cards)
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Prehistory
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historians call this the time before writing
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Hominid
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an early ancestor of humans
3
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Ancestor
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is a relative who lived in the past
4
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Tool
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is any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task
5
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Paleolithic Era
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old stone age
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Society
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is a community of people who share a common culture
7
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Hunter-gathers
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people who hunt animals and gather wild plant,seeds,fruits,and nuts to survive
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Migrate
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or move
9
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Ice ages
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the freezing times
10
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Land bridge
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a strip of land connecting two continents
11
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Mesolithic Era
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or the middle stone age
12
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Neolithic Era
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new stone age
13
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Domestication
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the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans is called Domestication
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Agriculture
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or farming
15
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Megaliths
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are huge stones used as monuments
