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history |
The study of the past, focused on human activity and leading up to the present day. |
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prehistory |
The time before the development of written records; ends about 3,000 years ago. |
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artifact |
Any object manufactured, used or modified by humans. |
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fact |
Something that has actually happened, or is true. |
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archaeology |
The study of life of ancient peoples as by excavation of ancient cities or artifacts. |
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physical evidence |
Any object that can help explain an event under investigation |
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inference |
The act or process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what one already knows. |
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chronology |
The science of measuring time and dating events. |
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time line |
A chronological chart or list of events, dates, plans, etc. |
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contingency |
Eventuality: a possible event or occurrence or result. |
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culture |
Particular things favored by a social group. |
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language |
Vocal communication; a terminology. |
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fossils |
Traces or remainders of once living organisms. |
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obsidian |
Dark, volcanic glass used to make tools. |
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cortex |
The outer portion of an organ. |
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Ice Age |
An ice age was a time lasting thousands of years during which the Earth was very cold and largely covered by ice and glaciers. |
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Cro-Magnons |
One of the main types of Homo sapiens of the European Upper Paleolithic. |
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Paleolithic Age |
Second part of the Stone Age from about 750,000 or 500,000 BC 'til the last Ice Age, 8,500 BC |
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burin |
An engraving tool. |
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laurel leaf |
Thin obsidian carved to look like a type of plant; used for art. |
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Neolithic Age |
The New Stone Age between 8,000 and 5,000 BCE; agriculture began, domestication of plants and animals. |
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the Neolithic Revolution |
When agriculture began and helped many people. |
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husbandry |
Domestication of animals. |
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Neolithic Villages |
Villages in the Stone Age. |
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agriculture |
Domestication of plants. |
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wheat and barley |
Dependable and fulfilling food source once agriculture began. |
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herding |
The bringing of individual animals into a group. |
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smelting |
Chemical reduction of a metal from its ore by fusion. |
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slash and burn technique |
Where an man kills a tree by cutting a whole in it, the leaves fall, then sunshine can reach planted seeds. |
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cultural diffusion |
The sharing of ideas through trade, travel, and conflict. |
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