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16 Cards in this Set
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Clan
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a group of people who believe themselves related by blood |
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Barter Economy
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a type of trade for goods;system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another
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Good
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Item purchased to satisfy needs and wants;morally excellent, virtuous, |
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Service
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Any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it; an act of helpful activity
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Medium of exchange
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anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a country
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resource
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source of supply, support or aid; Anything that can be used to produce something else |
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economics
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The study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices; the science that deals with the production; distribution and consumption of goods and services
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Atlatl
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Spear - thrower; A special wooden stick used by hunters to throw a spear. It made the spear go farther and faster. |
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archeology
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the study of material evidence of past human life; the study of artifacts about the lives of early people
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artifact
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An object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period; items like pottery, weapons, tools, and jewelry made by humans
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shale
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a type of rock that is form in successive layers; A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay. |
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anthropologist
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scientist that artifacts, cave drawings, well traveled pathways and oral history to learn about culture of a group; student of the history and science of humankind
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culture
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Beliefs, customs, and traditions, music, art and social institutions of a specific group of people who share common experience
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horticulture
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the science of cultivating plants and trees
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tribe
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a group of people who share a common ancestry name and way of living
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antiquities
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ancient relics
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