Gombrich: A Little History of the World Chapters 1 + 2 – Flashcards
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globalization
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connection of the different parts of the world
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once upon a time
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a long time ago
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barely
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almost not
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bottomless
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with no bottom
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well
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Deep hole drilled or dug into the ground to reach a reservoir of groundwater
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oral history
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stories about the past that are spoken instead of written down
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primary source
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First-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic which was created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented.
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archives
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a collection of records, particularly related to the history of records of an institution and the place where these records are stored
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glimpses
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short, quick views or looks
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dinosaurs
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a group of extinct animals
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diplodocus
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an extinct species which lived on earth before human beings
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gazed
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looked at something for a long time, stared
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munched
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chewed on, ate
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void
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empty
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barren
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infertile (cannot reproduce) unproductive, dry, desolate
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history
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Asking when, how and why things happened in the past.... the story of human beings.
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Heidelberg in Germany
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A city in a country
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precisely
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exactly
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finds
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discoveries
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inhabit
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to live in
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plough
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the action to plough the object at plough
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shearing sheep
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Cutting the wool (the sheep's hair) off the sheep. This doesn't hurt the sheep.
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prehistoric man
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Also called cavemen lived before people started writing things down and recording them.
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the Stone Age
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is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools
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Paleolithic Period
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the Stone Age
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Ice Age
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any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
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depict
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show
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retreated
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moved back, withdrew
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the Bronze Age
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when people discovered how to make bronze and used it to make stronger and better tools.
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evolve
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change over a very very long period of time - millions of years
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gratitude
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thanks
