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15 Cards in this Set
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Prehistory
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The time before people could write.
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Neolithic
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New stone period.
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Johanson
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Discovered Lucy.
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Mesolithic
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Middle stone period.
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Stone Age
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Time when early humans used stone tools. Divided into three different periods-Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic.
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Radiocarbon Dating
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Way of studying remains of once living things.
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Anthropology
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Study of culture.
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Nomad
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A person who moves from place to place to find food.
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Cro magnon
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Type of Homo sapien; Taller than neandrathal; Replaced neadrathal.
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Ice Age
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Time when Earth experienced 4 long periods of cold climate.
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Homo erectus
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Early human who could walk upright. Lived as nomads.
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Archaeology
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Scientists who study prehistoric life; look for artifacts.
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Neandrathal
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First Homo sapien; Hunter; Used tools
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Homo sapien
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"Person who thinks"
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Homo habilis
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Made their homes in trees; Had limited speech; Worked together to gather food.
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