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History
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record of events cince people first developed writing, about 5000 years ago
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prehistory
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period of time before people kept written records.
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civilizations
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highly organized society with complex institutions and attitudes that link a large number of people together
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anthropologists
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scientists who study the skeletal remains of early humanlike creatures and people to determine how they looked, how long they lived, and other physical characteristics.
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hominids
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human beings and earlier human-like creatures.
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archeologists
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scientists who excavate anchient settlements and study artifacts.
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artifacts
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human-made material objects, for example, a tool, weapon, or a coin.
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culture
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what humans aquire by living together-- language, knowledge, skills, art literature, and life styles
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raidocarbon dating
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technique that allows the age of organic matter to be identified by measuring the rate of decay of radiocarbon atoms.
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glaicers
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large, slowly moving masses of snow and ice
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Ice Age
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time when Earth had extremely cold weather
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agriculture
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raising crops and livestock for food
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nomads
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wanderer who travels from place to place in search of food.
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domestication
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to tame animals, such as a dog.
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Neolithic Revolution
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shift from food gathering to food production in prehistoric times.
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division of labor
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characteristic of civilizations in which different people perform different jobs
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irrigation
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method of transporting water for crops based on the use of ditches and canals.
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artisans
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skilled crafts workers
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cultural diffusion
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spred of culture from one area of the world to another
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