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Early Humans Test

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Five characteristics of a civilization   1)stable food supply 2)government 3)specialization of labor 4)culture (religion, written language, art, etc) 5)social classes  
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domesticate   tame wild animals for human use  
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agriculture   the practice of farming  
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artifacts   man made objects and tools  
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fossils   traces or imprints of the remains of living things -tells archaeologists information about humans of the past (age, sex, dates of existence, brain size)  
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Lucy   species Australopithecus, one of the earliest human ancestors found in Africa  
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Sense of community   shown by care of the old and sick  
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Neolithic Age   -started with the development of agriculture -New Stone Age  
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Paleolithic Age   -Old Stone Age -humans used stone for tools -Homo Habilis through Cro-Magnon  
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specialization   specific jobs for different people -developed after there was a surplus of food  
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Communication and the Development of Language   enabled humans to work together, pass on knowledge, share stories of the past  
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First to have burial ceremonies   Neanderthal  
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First to have evidence of manhood and hunting rituals   Cro-Magnon  
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Used 100s of tools for special purposes   Cro-Magnon  
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First Artists   Cro-Magnon  
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First to use and make fire   Homo Erectus  
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First to weave clothing   Modern Humans  
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First to have people in art   Modern Humans  
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Used fire oven for cooking bread and pottery   Modern Humans  
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First to look like us, brain like ours, speak like us   Cro-Magnon  
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short and stocky to preserve body heat, heavy eyebrow ridge   Neanderthal  
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Advanced farming and hunting tools, eventually metal   Modern Humans  
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lived on all continents except Antarctica   Cro-Magnon  
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lived on all continents   Modern Humans  
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First to use fire for capturing prey, warmth, light, protection, cooking   Homo Erectus  
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Organized hunts without weapons   Homo Habilis  
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Some lived in caves   Cro-Magnon  
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