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21 Cards in this Set
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scientist who studies remains and fossils of once living things
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Paleoanthropologist
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What are the remains of once living things called?
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Fossils
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What means to "uncover by digging"?
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Excavate
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What is a small group of people called?
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Band
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This is a human made object from long ago.
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Artifact
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What is the movement of groups of people from one place to another called?
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Migration
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What is a cold,treeless plain with subsoil that is always frozen called?
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Tundra
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What does domesticate mean?
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to tame plants and animals for people's use
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What is another word for domesticated animals such as cattle, sheep and pigs?
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livestock
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What is a nomad?
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a person with no settled home
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This is a system in which the members of a group do different tasks according to their abilities and the group's needs.
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Division of Labor
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What is another name for corn?
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Maize
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What are some of the good effects of farming?
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Reliable food source; extra food for trade; people began to stay in one place; year-round villages; more complex society; division of labor
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What are some of the bad effects of farming?
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1)fights over land
2)need to build walls for protection 3)threats from insects, disease, and flooding 4) damage to the environment |
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What was the first domesticated animal?
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Dog
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What is the name of the continent where people appeared first?
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Africa
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What is the name for the first modern people?
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Homo erectus
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What was the name of one of the first villages to build walls?
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Jericho
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What is something that might have been left behind by early people?
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stone tool
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How did agriculture help early people?
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It gave them a reliable source of food.
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When did people begin staying in year-round villages?
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with the development of agriculture
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