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34 Cards in this Set
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The study of man |
Anthropology |
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The study of articles left behind by man |
Archaeology |
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artifacts left behind by earlier cultures |
Artifacts |
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study of fossils |
Paleotology |
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Parts of plants and animals which became rock hard |
Fossils |
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2 legs, walked upright, Austrolopithecus, Lucy, Lived 3.5 million years ago |
Hominids |
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(2 million years ago) " Leaky Man", remains found by people named Leakey |
Homo- Habils |
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Found in Germany and lived 10,000 years ago |
Neanderthal |
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First modern man, tall,definite chin, less strength, intelligent |
Cro Magnum |
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Imaginary lines that run north to south |
Longitude |
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Imaginary lines that run east to west |
Latitude |
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0 degree latitude |
equator |
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0 degree longitude |
Prime Meridean |
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Lines of latitude and longitude used to locate places on earth |
Co-Ordinates |
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Mountains |
Kenya, Kilimanjaro |
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Rivers |
East Nile, West Niger, Central Congo |
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Derserts |
North Sahara, South Kalahari, |
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Savannas |
grasslands |
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Rainforests |
jungles |
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Richest trading civilization, name means king |
Ghana (300-1076) |
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Mansa Musa, Built great Mosques, Timbuktu |
Mali (1234-1468) |
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Five huge provinces, Islamic law upheld |
Songhai (1463-1591) |
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bronze weapons, Location- Southern part of the Nile |
Nubia/Kush (1,000BC-350AD) |
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located along the Red Sea, Ethiopia |
Axum ( 0-800 |
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professional story-teller |
Griot |
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Son of Queen of Sheba, first king of Axum |
Menelik |
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King of the Hebrews |
King Solomon |
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Queen of Axum |
Queen of Sheba |
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Which ocean borders North America? |
Atlantic |
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Which oceans border Asia? |
Pacific, Indian, Arctic |
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Is there more land north or south of the equator? |
North |
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The equator passes through what 2 continents? |
Africa and North America |
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Which ocean does NOT border Antarctica? |
Indian |
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Which ocean is between Europe and the United States? |
Atlantic |
