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Archeology   The study of the ancient and recent past through what people leave behind  
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Monotheism   Belief in one god  
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Polytheism   Belief in more than one god  
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Atheism   Rejection of any god; gods do not exist  
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Genocide   Systematic murder of a large group of people who belong to a special race, political or cultural group.  
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Religion   An organized system of beliefs used to worship a god or group of gods as well as to explain the cause and nature of the universe  
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Karma   What goes around comes around  
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Reincarnation   the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.  
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Samsara   (Hinduism) the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. (Buddhism) the transmigration or rebirth of a person  
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Urban   Having the characteristics of a city or town  
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Agriculture   Practice of farming, cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.  
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Civilization   Advanced stat of human society that possesses culture, science, government and industry.  
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Nomad   People who move from place to place instead of having a permanent residence  
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Prehistory   human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.  
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Antiquity   Ancient times or ancient past  
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Artifact   Objects created by and used by humans  
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Fossil   A part of an imprint of something that was once alive  
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History   The study of the past  
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Lived in the prehistoric era   Humans  
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Early ancestors of humans   Hominids  
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1st hominid bones discovered in   1959  
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In 1974___________was discovered   “Lucy”  
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Lived more than _________years ago   3 million  
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Bones showed she walked   on two legs  
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Roamed eastern   Africa  
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Not a tree   dweller  
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Found in 1991   Neolithic man  
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Lived between   3350 BC and 3100 BC  
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Provided insight in daily life   Clothing and weapons  
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Form of combat used   Hand –to-Hand  
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What kind of metal used   Copper was used  
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Earliest tools found in   Tanzania, Africa  
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Age of earliest tools found   2.6 millions years old  
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Tools were mostly used to   process food,cut food,rake meat off of bones  
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Overtime tools advanced   Hand Ax,started using flint – sharper an easier to mold,spears  
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B.C.   Before Christ-all years before the 1st century-count backwards  
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A.D.   After Death - all years from 1 and forward  
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B.C.E.   Before Common Era  
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A.C.E.   After Common Era  
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He focused on the solar year   Julius Ceasar  
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Hominids   Over 4 million years ago  
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Lucy   Small brain, ape-like features, walked upright on two feet.  
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Homoerectus   200,000 years ago, brain enlarged, more use of arm & hands, slow rise of speech, and ability to invent symbols  
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Homosapiens   100,000 years ago, Modern humans, lived in Africa, devised better ways to hunt & eat, large brains.  
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Name 3 human advancement   Speech primitive grants, hand movements, belief in afterlife-early burial practices  
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Cave paintings   Earliest date back 12,000 years ago. Shows aspects of early society, engraved or painted  
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Floors, walls and ceilings of caves may have been made by   Neanderthals  
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Ice Age & Migration   Began 2 million years ago, Tundra, land was locked in ice, seas lowered, created land bridges.  
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The development of the calendar   Extended to 365 days, 5, hours and 48 minutes.  
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Leap year   created every 4 years  
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What resulted in population across the earth and allowed continents to be inhabited .   Ice Age & Migration  
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When ice melted about 10,000 years ago   If left people stranded as the sea levels rose.  
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Nomadic societies   Moved to where climate and hunting was favorable.  
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Who lived in caves or rock shelters   Nomadic societies  
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Until 10,000 - 12,000 years ago   Hunting & Gathering societies reigned  
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Where did the future lie for the Nomadic societies   Farming and flock-keeping  
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Where did the Nomadic societies settle   Where the land and games were plentiful  
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What animals were easily domesticated   Sheep, goats and cattle  
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What lead to villages   Camps  
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Name 6 characteristics of civilization   Complex way of life, urban settlements, agriculture, centers of population, unique architecture and written language.  
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What does archaeology do   explores places where people lived, places where people fought, buildings, examine jewelry, dishes, weapons  
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Why is archaeology important   Help to understand history, explains past cultures, show the record of combined human effort, uncovers fossils, artifacts, explains time periods before written words.  
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