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29 Cards in this Set
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Prehistory
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Period of time before writing was invented
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Historians
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People who study people in the past
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Artifacts
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An object made by human beings
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Anthropology
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Study of origins and development of people and their societies
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Culture
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The way of life of a society, which is handed down through generations
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Mary Leaky
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anthropologist who looked for clues to human past in Olduvai Gorge. Found a skull embedded in the Gorge and concluded it came from a hominid.
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Louis Leaky
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Anthropologist who searched for clues to human past in Olduvai Gorge with Mary Leaky. Attended Cambridge University to study anthropology.
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Olduvai Gorge
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A gorge in Tanzania where hominoid remains were found
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Technology
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Refers to the skills and tools people used to meet basic needs
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Donald Johanson
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Found additional information about early hominids. Was able to find many pieces of a single skeleton, being the first time to piece together a hominid skeleton. Named the skeleton Lucy.
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Old Stone Age/ Paleolithic Period
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Era of prehistory from 2 million BC to 9000 BC
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New Stone Age/Neolithic Period
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From 9000 B.C. to end of prehistory
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Nomads
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Early modern people who moved from place to place to find food
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Animism
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Belief that the world is full of spirits and forces within animals, objects, dreams
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Neolithic Revolution
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Period of time where the introduction of agriculture transitioned people from nomadic life to settled life
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Domesticate
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Tame animals and adapt crops to best suit human use
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Catalhuyuk
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One of the world’s first villages established in modern-day Turkey
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Jericho
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World’s first village established in modern day West Bank
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Surpluses
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More than necessary is produced. Usually associated with farming food
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Traditional economy
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Undeveloped economy and relies on custom and tradition
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Civilization
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Highly organized, complex social order
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Steppes
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Sparse, dry grasslands
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Polytheistic
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The belief in many gods
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Artisans
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Skilled craftsperson
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Pictographs
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Simple drawings to look similar to the objects they represent
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Scribes
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Specially trained people in reading and writing
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Cultural diffusion
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The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one to another
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City-state
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Political unit which includes a city and its surrounding villages and land
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Empire
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Group of states controlled by one ruler
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