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Define Anthropologist
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is a person who studies the physical features, development, and behavior of humans
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Give two examples of a fossil
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bones and teeth
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define archaeologist
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is someone who studies material remain of prehistoric and historic people
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which continent did prehistoric life appear and during what age
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Tanzania, africa; in 1850's
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define prehistory
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is a period of time before people developed writing
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define technology
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are tools and skills to make and use them
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define culture
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is the ay of life-languages, tools, skills, beliefs, and traditions
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define nomads
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is a person who wanders from place to place in search of food
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what is the carbon dating method
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uses the rate of decay of radioactive carbon atoms to date organic remains up to 50,000 years old
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define Hammurabi's Law
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are laws that deal with the 3 fundamental principles with different legal problems
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who founded Buddhism
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Siddharta Gautama
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what is a dynasty
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a series of rulers froma single family
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what is mummification
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method of preserving bodies so they would remain lifelike. The process included embalming the bodies and wrapping them in strips of linen
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what is the name of egyptain writings
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HIEROGLYPHICS
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what is the name of Indian class system
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the caste systen
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