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18 Cards in this Set
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hominids
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early human like creatures
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artifacts
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old objects that help see how past cultures lived
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culture
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beliefs, knowledge and patterns of living that a group of ppl acquire by living together
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Cro Magnons
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group of early people appearing about 35,000 years ago in Europe
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nomads
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people who wander place to place in search of food
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Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
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shift in human history from food gathering to food producing
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civilization
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organized group of people living together
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irrigation
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system of canals that transports water to crops
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division of labor
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different people doing different jobs
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cultural diffusion
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spread of culture
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Sahel
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area b/w desert and grassland
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Lucy
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old hominid skeleton
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Neanderthal
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early human beings
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Rosetta Stone
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stone w/ hieroglyphs
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cuneiform
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writing
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Bantu
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a family of closely related African languages
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matrilineal
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people traced their ancestors and inherited property through their mothers rather than their fathers
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griots
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highly trained speakers and entertainers who memorized the oral tradition of their village
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