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27 Cards in this Set
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Prehistory
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Period of time before written records
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Historians
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A person who studies how people lived in their past
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Artifacts
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Objects made by humans
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Anthropology
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Study of the origins and development of people and their societies
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Culture
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Refers to the way of life of a society. I.E. traditions, government, language, clothing, food, music, religion
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Archaeology
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Study of people and culture through their material remains
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Technology
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Skills and tools used to meet peoples basic needs
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Old Stone Age
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Paleolithic period earliest of human development
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Paleolithic Period
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Early phase of the stone age. Hunting and gathering; simple tools; governments, simple religions
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New Stone Age
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Latest part of the stone age around 10,000 BC
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Neolithic Period
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Later phase of the stone age. Characterized by farming , complex tools, complex religions, and complex governments
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Nomads
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People who move from place to place
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Animism
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Early, simplistic religion that worships objects or dreams
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Neolithic Revolution
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Fundamental change in the way people got food and lived
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Domesticate
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Raise animals in a controlled way
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Surplus
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More than what was necessary
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Traditional Economy
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The exchange of goods for other goods
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Civilization
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A complex, highly organized social order; Parts of a civilization include: technology, writing, culture, government, religion, and social structure
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Steppes
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Nomadic herders
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Theocracy
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Government ran by religious leaders. I.E. Pharaohs were god-kings
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Polytheistic
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Worship of many gods
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Artisans
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Skilled crafts people
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Pictographs
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Drawings that look like objects they represent
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Scribes
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People that read and write; record history
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Cultural Diffusion
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Spread of cultural beliefs
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City-State
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Political unity that included a city and its surrounding lands and villages
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Empire
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Group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
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