Prehistory – Flashcards
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Prehistory
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Before written history
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Historians
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People who study and write about the historical past
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Anthropologists
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People who study the origins and development of people and their societies
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Archaeologists
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People who study past peoples and their cultures through their material remains-artifacts
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Geographers
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People who study the natural features of the earth
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Culture
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The way of life of a society, which includes its beliefs, values, and practices
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Artifact
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An object made by someone in the past
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Technology
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The skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs and wants
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Paleolithic Period
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Also called the Old Stone Age, a period of prehistory from at least 2 million BC to about 10,000 BC
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Neolithic Period
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Also called the New Stone Age, a period of prehistory from about 10,000 BC until the end of prehistory
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Nomads
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People who move from place to place to find food
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Animism
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A belief that the world was full of spirits and forces that might reside in animals, objects, or dreams
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Domesticate
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To raise plants and animals in a controlled way that makes them best suited to human use
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Transition
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A process of undergoing a change from one stage to another
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Neolithic Revolution
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A period of history when the development of agriculture changed the world
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Technique
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Procedure, skill,or art used in a particular task
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Australopithecines
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Early humans also known as "Lucy and her relatives" lived about 7 million years ago and walked on two legs
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Homo Habilis
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Early humans also known as "handy man" lived about 2 million years ago and could make and use stone tools
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Homo Erectus
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Early humans also known as "upright man" lived about 2 million years ago and were fully upright walkers, used fire, and migrated out of Africa
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Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis
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Early humans also known as "neanderthanls" who lived in caves and cared for each other
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Homo Sapiens Sapiens
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Also known as "early modern humans" who became the only hominids on earth- us.
