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32 Cards in this Set
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CULTURE
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a people's technology, customs, beliefs, and art
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DIVERSE
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differnet
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TECHNOLOGY
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the way people produce the items they use
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DOMESTICATE
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to tame
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SURPLUS
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to have more than is needed; an excess
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PREHISTORY
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the period of time before written language
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ARCHAEOLOGY
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the study of past cultures through the artifacts of those cultures
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ARCHAEOLOGIST
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a person who studies the life of early peoples through their artifacts
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ARTIFACT
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an object made by people long ago
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GLACIER
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huge sheets of ice
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MIGRATE
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move to a new place
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AGRICULTURE
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the raising of plants and animals for human use
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BERINGIA
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a land bridge from Asia to the Americas, more than 11,000 years ago
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ICE AGE
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period of time when huge sheets of ice covered areas of Earth
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STONE AGE
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period of time when people used primarily stone tools
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NEW STONE AGE
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period of time from 10,000-5,000 years ago; technology advanced quickly during this time
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OLD STONE AGE
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period of time from 3.5 million to 10,000 years ago; little advancement in technology
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Describe 2 ways in which people MIGHT have migrated to the Americas
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1. walking across the land bridge called Beringia
2. traveled by water along the coast |
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What part do artifacts play in the study of ancient people?
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They show us what kinds of tools and technology ancient people used
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How might glaciers have impacted the migration of early people?
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by uncovering a land bridge between Asia and North America
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How does archaeology help us to learn about early people and customs?
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Items early people left behind help us learn how they lived
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How did people's lives change during the Stone Age?
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They began to use more complicated tools, domesticated plants and animals for food, and farmed
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Describe some of the different cultures that existed in the Late Stone Age
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Cultures that used polished rock tools, domesticated plants and animals, and may have made paintings
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Do we know for certain who the first Americans were? Explain.
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Archaeologists are not certain who the first Americans were because some artifacts are older than Beringia and some artifacts have yet to be found!
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What characteristics defined the Stone Age?
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Primarily use of stone tools, although wood, horn, antler, and bone tools were also used.
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What encouraged the development of culture in the Americas?
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Physical features such as plants, animals, and landforms as well as resources that were available to people.
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Why do archaeologists find prehistoric cave art informative?
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Because prehistoric people may have represented themselves and animals that lived nearby.
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GEOGRAPHY
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the study of the relationship between physical features, climate, and people
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Why is Monte Verde, Chili (South America) significant when studying early peoples?
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Artifacts that were discovered there predate the Clovis, NM site. Some archaeologists believe that this site is older than Clovis, even though it is further south.
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What is a characteristic of the OLD STONE AGE? NEW STONE AGE
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Rough rocks for tools; polished rock tools
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What began to happen at the end of the NEW Stone Age?
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Peoples began using metals in their tools, domestication; and social division
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Who are our modern day nomads?
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The Armed Forces!!! Whooop- whooop!
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