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Early Humans1107

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Culture refers 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 human like beings that walked upright
Paleolithic Era Old Stone Age,it lasted from around 2.5 million years ago to around 10,000 years ago
Nomads people who move from place to place as they followed migrating animal herds.
Hunter-gatherers people who hunt, fish, and gather wild plants for food
Neolithic Era New Stone Age,began as early 8000 BC and lasted until about 3000 BC
Domestication The selective growing or breeding of plants and animals to make them more useful to humans.
Neolithic Revolution The development of agriculture is one of the most important turning points in human history because it radically changed how people lived. As a result, historians refer to the shift to farming as the ___________
Pastoralists People who ranged over wide areas and kept herds of livestock on which they depended for food and other items
Megaliths or huge stones, for burial or spiritual purposes.
Bronze Age People began to make items from bronze, the stone age gave way to this period
Division Of Labor The Economic arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job is called a ________________
Surplus or excess of food.
Traditional Economy Economic Decisions are made based on custom, tradition, or ritual.
Civilization is a complex and organized society
Artisans Or 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 is called ___________________
Animisim The belief that all things in nature have spirits
Mary Leaky She gained a interest in prehistoric archeology during her childhood. SHe and her husband spent 30 years in East Africa searching for clues to the origin and early development of human kind.
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