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45 Cards in this Set
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BCE
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Before common era (corresponds with BC)
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CE
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common era (corresponds with AD)
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BC
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before christ (corresponds with BCE)
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AD
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anno domini "in the year of the lord" corresponds with CE
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decade
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10 years
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millenium
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1000 years
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century
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100 years
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lunar calendar
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many religions base their calendar on the phases of the moon.
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solar calendar
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christian calendar revolves around solar time.
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ethnocentrism
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the belief that one nation or ethnicity is superior to other nations or ethnicities.
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primary source
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documents written during the same time period as an event.
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secondary source
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material written about after the event such as books, etc.
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oral traditions
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legends myths and beliefs passed on by spoken word from generation to generation.
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historians
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people who study history.
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fossil
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evidence of early life preserved in rocks.
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prehistoric
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the time before the invention of writing
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artifact
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remains such as tools, jewelry, and other human made objects.
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culture
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people's unique way of life
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archeologists
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scientists who learn about early people by excavating and studying early settlements.
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anthropologists
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people who study culture
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paleontologists
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people who study fossils
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mary leaky
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an archeologist who discovered prehistoric footprints.
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hominid
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humans and other creatures that walk upright are called hominids.
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Lucy
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Johnson and his team found a hominid that they nicknamed Lucy. She is the oldest hominid known to date 3.5 million years ago.
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Paleolithic Age
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Old stone age- lasted about 2.5 million years. until 8000 BC
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Neolithic Age
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Began about 8000 BC and ended in 3000 BC
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Homo sapiens
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wise men- name for humans.
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nomads
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wandered from place to place to find food rather than settling
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hunters/gatherers
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nomadic groups who's food supply depends on hunting animals and gathering plant foods.
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ice man's tool kit
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a kit found with the "ice man" equiped with a bow and arrow, an axe and a dagger.
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cave paintings
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early artists drew life-like images of wild animals. They made the colors from animal blood, charcoal and mud.
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neolithic revolution
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the agricultural revolution - big changes in human life as a result of the beginning of farming.
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technology
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ways of applying knowledge
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slash and burn farming
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cut trees and grasses and burn them to clear a field.
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domestication
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the taming of animals by farmers
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bay
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a part of a body of water, partly enclosed by land.
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coast
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the area of land that borders an ocean or a sea
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delta
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area of land formed by soil and deposited at the mouth of a river
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isthmus
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a long strip of narrow land connecting two larger land masses or a peninsula to a mainland.
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mountain
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a tall rugged and steep area of land that rises sharply above surrounding land
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peninsula
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an area of land surrounded by water on three sides
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plain
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a broad and fairly level area of land that is usually close to sea level.
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river
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a large stream of water that empties into an ocean or other larger body of water.
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river valley
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land that is drained or watered by a river.
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strait
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a narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water.
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