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Ch 2 AYL vocab

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Paleontologist studies the traces left by mankind during those long years before writing
Anthropologist studies different human cultures and behaviors among ancient people
Prehistoric the period of the human past for which we have no written records
Paleolithic The first part of the stone age, also known as the Old Stone Age
Neolithic The second part of the stone age, also known as the New Stone Age
Stone Age A time when human being began making their tools out of stone
Bronze Age A time when human beings began making their tools out of bronze
Iron Age A time when human beings began making their tools out of iron
Theory an idea used to explain facts we discover or experiences we have had. Theories are not necessarily true
Homo Erectus also knowns as the upright-man, they were humans who didn't walk on all four limbs.
Homo Sapiens the thinking man
The Thinking Man homo sapiens
Homo Sapiens Neanderthalis humans who were short and stocky and was physically strong. Though, he was not like a wild ape.
Mesopotamia a country in Asia and the capital is Babylon
Cuneiform wedge-shaped
Ziggurat a solid, layered stone pyramid structure
Hieroglyphics a language made of pictures that represent words or letters
Papyrus paper made from pressed and woven reeds
Monotheism the belief in and worship of one god
Polytheism the belief in and worship of many gods
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