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CH1 World History
Question | Answer |
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history | written and other recorded events of people |
prehistory | time before writing was invented |
archaeologist | a scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past |
oral traditions | stories passed down by word of mouth |
geography | the study of Earth's surface and the processes that shape it |
Stone Age | a period of time during which early humans made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone. The earliest known period of human culture. |
nomad | a person who has no settled home |
fertile | rich in the substances plants need to grow well; describes soil and land |
domesticate | to adapt wild plants for human use; tame wild animals and breed them for human use |
irrigation | supplying land with water through a network of canals |
surplus | more than is needed |
artisan | a worker who is especially skilled at crafting items by hand |
civilization | a society with cities, a central government, job specialization and social classes |
social class | a group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living |