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Early Man
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| history | the study of the past |
| historian | a person who studies the past |
| culture | the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people |
| archeology | the study of the past based on what people left behind |
| archeologist | a person who studies archeology |
| fossil | a part or imprint of something that was once alive |
| artifacts | objects created by and used by humans |
| geography | the study of the earth’s physical and cultural features |
| environment | all the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area (climate, land, water, animals, etc.) |
| resources | materials found in the earth that people need and value |
| nomad | a person who regularly moves from place to place |
| technology | tools and methods that help humans perform tasks |
| domesticate | to tame plants or animals for human use |
| specialization | a practice in which different people focus on different jobs |