Chapter 2 Section 1 Flashcards
1
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Prehistory
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The time before there was writing
2
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Ancestor
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A relative who lived in the past
3
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Hominid
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An early ancestor of humans
4
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Homo erectus
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Used tools like the hand ax
Learned to control fire
5
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Homo sapiens (Modern humans)
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Appeared 200,000 years ago in Africa
Learned to create fire and use a wide variety of tools
Developed language
6
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Tool
A
Any handheld object modified to help a person accomplish a task
People used stone tools at first
7
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Society
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Community of people who share a common culture
8
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Hunter-gatherers
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People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds and nuts to survive
9
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Paleolithic Era
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The Old Stone Age
People used stone tools
Most important development was language
