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36 Cards in this Set
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Scientists use what to search for answers |
Artifacts |
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A time before writing |
Prehistory |
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Stone tools were one kind of what that help to meet their needs |
Technology |
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Most ancient people were blank they believed in many gods |
Polytheistic |
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The new stone age is |
Neolithic |
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Old stone age |
Paleolithic |
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Who discovered ancient skeleton that his archaeological team nicknamed Lucy |
Donald Johnson |
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To learn about prehistoric people they study mainly |
Man-made objects |
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The science that studies the origins of humans and their development is |
Anthropologie |
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Unlike Asia and Africa early civilizations in the Americans where |
Nomadic |
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Some archaeologists believe that old stone age people created cave paintings because of |
Their religion |
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Who Footprints in volcanic ash in Africa |
Mary Leakey |
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Why did people start leaving Africa |
They were competing with other humans following animal herds and human curiosity |
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Early nomadic humans lived in bands of |
25 - 70 people |
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What is the highest organized thing |
Civilizations |
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This method was used to cut a field and burn it for nutrients |
Slash and burn |
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What was the first civilization on Earth in Mesopotamia called |
Sumer |
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These people have small brains flat noses and large teeth |
Australopithecus |
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Thought to be the first pre human hominids |
Australopithecus |
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Scientists believe they were 3.5 to 5 ft tall |
Australopithecus |
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What group did religion play a big role in |
Neolithic |
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First-home Spain's in Europe who are more advanced than the nathandreathals |
Cro- magnons |
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A period known before people developed writing |
Prehistory |
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What does homo mean |
The genes of humans |
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Homo habilis |
Person with ability |
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Homo erectus |
Person who walks upright |
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Homo sapiens |
Person who thinks |
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When the ice age took place |
Between 2 million and 10000 years ago |
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The weight of life a group of people |
Culture |
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Culture includes |
The language ways to eat address and their religions beliefs and their achievements and Arts and Music |
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Can be defined as the skills and knowledge used by people to make tools and do work |
Technology |
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People who wander |
Nomadic |
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Old stone age |
Paleolithic |
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Middle Stone Age |
Mesolithic |
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Traveled in small groups were nomadic hunter-gatherers cared for their sick and elderly and also study medicine |
Neanderthal |
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The new stone age |
Neolithic |
