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Prehistory the time before writing was developed
Archaeology the study of past societies thru analysis of what people left behind
Artifact object left behind that is made by humans
Anthropology the study of human life and culture
Fossil rocklike remains of biological organisms
Hominid was a humanlike creature that walked upright
Archaeologists used radio carbon dating and brushes and hammers and small nail files for telling how old an artifact is.
Olduvail Gorge is a place where a skeleton Lucy" found in east africa by Dr Leakey
Homo Sapiens Sapiens is a wise, wise human, first to have anatomy like today's humans
Paleolithic Age was a early period of human history where humans used simple stone tools about 2,500,000 b.c. to 10,000 bc
Out of Africa Theory was the idea about homo sapiens sapiens spreading out of Africa into other parts of the world like Europe and Asia
Neolithic Revolution was from 8,000 b.c to 4,000 b.c and they went from hunting and gathering to farming and herding
Systematic Agriculture was the gathering of food to the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis
Domestication are animals used for humans adding a reliable source of meat, milk, and wool
Mesoamericans Inhabitants of present-day Mexico and Central America who lived between 7000 and 5000 BC
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