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Archaeologist
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a scientist who studies past civilizations and ancient things.
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Prehistory
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a time before written history
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civilization
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when people began to advance culturally and lived in cities
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migrate
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to move from place to place
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land bridge
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a land or ice bridge connecting two large land masses
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paleolithic age
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2.3 million years ago up until ten thousand years ago. Men were huters and gatherers.
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hunting and gathering
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to kill animals for food and pick nuts, fruits, and berries
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bands
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small groups of 20-30 paleolithic people
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home territory
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area around a campsite where they hunted
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homo habilist
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Neanderthal – skillful man short and thick
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homo erectus
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Neanderthal – man who walked upright
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homo sapiens
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Neanderthal – man who thinks
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Farming =
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agriculture
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People have been on earth for
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2.3 million years
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prehistory begam when people
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first appeared
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prehistory ended when
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writing developed, 5000 years ago
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after prehistory
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history began to develop
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scientist believe that xxx years ago people lived only in xxx
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ninehundred thousand – africa
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climate changes
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it got colder, oceans froze, glaciers grew, land bridges connected africa, europe and asia
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