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Prehistory |
Long period of time before writing |
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Historian |
Scholars who study and write about historical past |
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Artifacts |
Tools and objects made by humans to help them survive |
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Anthropology |
Scholars that hope to learn about the origins and development of people in their environments |
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Culture |
The way of life in a society |
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Archaeology |
Study of past people and cultures though artifacts |
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Mary & Louis Leakey |
Searched for clues to the human past in Olduvai George; discovered artifact |
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Olduvai George |
deep canon in Tanzania, where Leakey's searched |
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Technology |
Skills and tools people use to help them meet their needs and wants |
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Old Stone Age |
Period from 2 million BC- 10,000 BC |
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Paleolithic Period |
Also known as the Old Stone Age |
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New Stone Age |
Period from 10,000 BC - End of prehistory |
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Neolithic Period |
Also known as the New stone Age |
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Nomad |
People that moved place to place for food |
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Animilism |
Belief that the world was full of spirits that reside in animals, objects and dreams |
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Domesticate |
To raise in such a way to make them suitable for human use ( plants, animals) |
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Catalhuyuk |
Neolithic village in modern day Turkey |
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Jericho |
Neolithic village that still exists |
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Neolithic Revolution |
The transition from nomad to farmer |
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Name 8 Characteristics to make a city |
Cities Organized governments Complex religion Job specialization Social Classes Arts and Architecture Public Works Writing |
