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scholars who write and study about the historic past
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historians
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a study of pre-history to learn the origins and development of people and their socieities
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anthropology
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this word refers to the life of a society
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culture
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objects made by humans such as coins, clothing, artwork, and tombstones
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artifacts
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the long period of time before records were kept
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pre-history
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the study of the past through material remains such as tools,pottery, and jewelry -a specialized anthropological field
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archaeology
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the skills and tools people develop to meet teir basic needs and wants
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technology
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a group that includes humans and their closest relatives who could walk upright on two feet.
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hominid
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the oldest hominid ever found(3 million years old) named after a Beatles song
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Lucy
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a group of hominids that emerged 2 million years ago who made stone tools
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Homo habilis
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They originated in Africa. They are the earliest group of hominids known to have existed.
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Australopithecines
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they appeared around two million years ago, this hominid group was known for its large brain, bones, and smaller teeth. Believed to be the first hominid to use fire
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Homo erectus
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this group of hominid is modern man who is thought to have originated between 250,000 and 100,000 years ago
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Homo Sapien
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the last hominid group to exist before giving way to Homo sapiens. They disappeared 30-50 thousand years ago
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Neanderthal
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also known as the Old Stone Age -- from 2 million B.C. to about 10,000 B.C.
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Paleolithic Period
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the period from 10,000B.C. to the end of pre-history. Also called the New Stone Age
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Neolithic Period
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ancient religious belief that god was in everything including dreams, plants, and animals
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animism
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to raise plants and animal that best suits human use
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domestication
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the production of more food than is necessary for immediate survival
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surpluses
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a complex highly organized social order
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civilization
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skilled craftspeople who made pottery and fine woven goods
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artisans
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the first step toward human writing
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pictographs
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the spread of ideas, customs, and technology from one people to another
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cultural diffusuion
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a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages
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city-state
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a group of states and terrtories controlled by one leader
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empire
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