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Early Humans

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Culture refers to to a society's knowledge, art, beliefs, customs, and values
Artifacts objects that people in the past made or used, such as coins, pottery, and tools
Hominid humans and early humanlike beings that walked upright
Paleolithic Era the first part of the Stone Age, or old stone age
Nomads people who moved from place to place as they followed migrating animals
Hunter-Gatherers people who hunted, fished, and gathered wild berries, nuts, and other foods
Animism the belief that all things in nature have spirits
Neolithic Era New Stone Age
Neolithic Revolution the shift to farming
Domestication the selective growing or breeding of plants and animals to make them more useful to humans
Pastoralists people who ranged over wide areas and kept herds of livestock on which they depended for food and other items
Megaliths huge stones for burial or spiritual purposes
Bronze Age the period in which people began to make things; followed the Stone Age
Surplus an excess amount of something
Division of Labor the economic arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
Traditional Economy an economy where decisions are made based on custom, tradition, or ritual
Civilization a complex and organized society
Artisans skilled craftspeople, devoted their time to crafts such as basketry, carpentry, metalwork, or pottery
Cultural Diffusion the spread of ideas, beliefs, customs, and technology from one culture to another
Homo Sapiens hominids with larger brains than others who developed more sophisticated tools and shelters and eventually learned to create fire
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