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The past which dates before the invention of writing |
Prehistory |
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Extra ; Left over |
Surplus |
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farming practice in which people burned trees / grass and allowed the ashes to remain in order to fertilize the soil |
Slash and burn |
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skilled worker who makes goods by hand
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Artisan |
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mobile person who moves from place to place searching for food |
Nomads |
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A type of scientist who studies the culture of people
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Anthropologist |
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A characteristic of all civilizations that have these important centers for trade in commerce
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Advanced cities |
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The agricultural revolution resulting in the beginnings of farming; causes a shift from food gathering to food producing |
Neolithic Revolution |
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ancient writer; record keeper
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Scribe |
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all civilizations had some form of this; During the growth of civilization, people realized the need for this in order to keep track of history
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Record keeping |
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trained scientist who works like a detective to dig up and uncover clues about people
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Archaeologists |
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wandering herders |
Pastoral Nomads |
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This was crucial doing the evolution of the hominid; it allowed him to complete tasks such as picking up small objects |
Opposable thumb |
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taming animals in order to become more useful |
Domestication |
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Sumerian writing using symbols pressed in clay |
Cuneiform |
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Main achievements in human history: invention of tools , _____ , and development of language |
Fire |
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her complete hominid skeletal remains were discovered in Ethiopia Africa
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Lucy |
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Nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods |
Hunter-gatherers |
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adjective describing the lifestyle of forming during the Neolithic Revolution
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Agrarian |
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human made items from history that scientist use to learn about prehistoric people
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Artifacts |
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characteristics of civilizations that includes tools that were updated and needed to make life easier
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Advanced technology |
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some of these early settlements gradually emerged into a societies with agriculture commerce and government ; possess five unique characteristics within the classification
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Civilizations |
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characteristics of a civilization that is made up of the government religion or economy |
Complex Institution |
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Scientist that studies the fossils of early life preserved in rocks |
Paleontologist |
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Known as the Stone Age |
Prehistoric period |
