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societies

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organized groups of people who have identifiable languages and social structures that reflect values.

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culture

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total of ways of life built up by a group of human beings and trasmitted to the next generation.

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plate tectonics (theory)

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rigid plates form the outer layer of the earth and float on magma, which causes plates to split or collide

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prehistory

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a time before written history.

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carbon 14 dating

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used to determine the age of various archaeological finds.
measures the amount of radioactive carbon left in an object.

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accelerator mass spectrometry

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separates smaller fossil smaples (1/1000 of carbon 14) and counts carbon 14 atoms directly.

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DNA codes are used to...

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reveal similarities and differences between different hominid types.

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Donald Johanson

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found the first skeletal remains of A. afarensis in Hadar, Ethiopia of E. Africa in 1974. called it "Lucy"

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dimorphic

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a species with two types of individuals

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Neanderthal

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a group of homo sapiens, honored and buried their dead,
had a capacity for feeling, emotion, and a sense of the afterlife.

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Cro-Magnon

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had a capacity for art

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multiregional model

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human lineage started in africa. modern humans evolved simultaneously from homo erectus in multpiple regions.
interbreeding caused resemblance. supported by fossil.

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out of africa model

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a small population in africa spread throughout the eart and displaced all other descendants of homo erectus. supported by DNA research.

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painting at lascaux signifies...

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human's sense of beauty, time, and sprituality.

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slash and burn technique

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allowed farmers to grow grain in any places. burned land, which became fertile. after a few years land no longer fertile, so farmers had to move.

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inherent

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Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

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feasible

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capable of being done; likely; suitable

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unsound

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not well-founded or valid; decayed/impaired; unreliable

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bounteous

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generous; plentiful

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presumptuous

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impertinently bold; showing readiness to do an activity (eager)

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abhor

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to regard with extreme hatred.

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commend

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to present as worthy of confidence, notice, praise; to recommend

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condone

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to disregard or overlook; to excuse/forgive

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lament

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to express sorrow or regret for

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indolent

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lazy

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adjoin

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to be close to or in contact with

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potentate

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an absoloute ruler

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sermonize

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to preach

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surreptitious

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stealthy

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illuminate

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to decorate, to brighten up

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imbue

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to impregnate or inspire

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methodically

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slowly carefully, deliberately

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aggravate

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to make worse or more severe

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vacillation

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a state of indecision, irresolution; fluctuation

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afflict

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to overthrow; defeat.

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nebulous

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hazy, vague, indistinct, cloudy

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refute

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to prove to be false or erroneous

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quench

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to satisfy or allay

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static

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showing little or no change; stationary.

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bombastic

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high flown

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didactic

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instructive; inclined to teach

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induce

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to lead or move by persuasion; influence

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camaraderie

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friendship

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rescind

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to abolish by official formal means