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23 Cards in this Set
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Prehistory
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The time period before written records.
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Archaeologists
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A person who studies artifacts to try and learn about prehistoric culture.
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Anthropologist
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A person who studies fossils (bones) to try and learn about prehistoric culture.
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Paleolithic Age
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Often called the "Old Stone Age" because this period of time began almost 2.5 million years ago.
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Glaciers
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Large sheets of ice that covered the earth during the "Ice Age."
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Nomads
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People who move from place to place in search of food and warmer climates.
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Migration
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The process of moving from place to place in search of food and warmer climates.
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Radio Carbon Dating
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The process of finding out how old artifacts and fossils are based on how much carbon they contain.
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Lucy
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The oldest, most complete skeleton of a walking human that has ever been found.
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Mesolithic Age
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The time period between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age.
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Ice Age
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The time period where the world's temperature dropped and the water on the earth froze creating large sheets of ice called glaciers.
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Domesticate
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To tame wild animals for human use.
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Artifacts
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Objects shaped by human hands, like tools or weapons.
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A.D.
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This is considered to be "modern history"--stands for "Anno Domini"
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Century
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Period of 100 years.
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Latitude
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Lines that run east to west and measure how far north or south of the equator a location can be found.
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Longitude
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Lines that run north to south and measure how far east or west of the prime meridian a location can be found.
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B.C.
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Considered to be "Ancient History"--stands for "Before Christ"
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Decade
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Period of 10 years
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Millenium
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Period of 1000 years
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Neolithic Age
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When farming began and people started to settle into permanent villages.
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Cave Paintings
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The first prehistoric works of art. They provide us with information about prehistoric culture and daily life.
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Homo Sapiens
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People who were considered to be much more advanced than other prehistoric people because of their much larger brains.
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