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32 Cards in this Set
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Prehistory |
The period of time before writing was available |
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Historian |
A person who studies how people lived in the past. |
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Artifact |
An object made by human beings |
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Anthropology |
The study of the origins and development of people and societies |
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Culture |
The way of life of a society, which is handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experience |
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Archaeology |
The study of people and cultures through their material remains |
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Mary and Louis Leaky |
Anthropologists who made important discoveries at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania |
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Olduvai Gorge |
A gorge in Tanzania in which many hominid remains have been found |
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Technology |
The skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs |
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Donald Johanson |
Anthropologist who found evidence of early hominids in 1974 in Ethiopia |
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Old Stone Age |
The era of prehistory that lasted from 2 million B.C. to about 9000 B.C. |
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Paleolithic Period |
Same as Old Stone Age |
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New Stone Age |
The final era of prehistory which began about 9000 B.C. |
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Neolithic Period |
Same as New Stone Age |
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Nomad |
A person who moves from place to place in search of food |
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Animism |
The belief that spirits and forces live within animals, objects, or dreams |
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Neolithic Revolution |
The period of time during which the introduction of agriculture led people to transition from nomadic to settled life |
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Domesticate |
To tame animals and adapt crops so they are best suited to be used by humans |
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Catalhuyuk |
One of the world's first villages, established in modern-day Turkey around 7000 B.C. |
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Jericho |
The world's first village established in the modern-day West Bank between 10,000 and 9000 B.C. |
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Surplus |
An amount that is more than needed; excess |
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Traditional Economy |
Undeveloped economic systems that rely on custom and tradition |
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Civilization |
A complex, highly organized social order |
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Steppe |
Sparse, dry, treeless grassland |
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Polytheistic |
Believing in many gods |
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Artisan |
A skilled craftsman |
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Pictograph |
A simple drawing that looks like the object it represents |
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Scribe |
In ancient civilizations, a person specially trained to read, write, and keep records |
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Cultural Diffusion |
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another |
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City-State |
A political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages |
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Empire |
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler |
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Theocracy |
Government run by religious leaders |
