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history vocab test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| archaeology | the study of the remains of past human cultures |
| artifacts | products of human skill |
| tells | mounds of earth which contain levels of housing of ancient civilizations |
| excavate | uncover by digging |
| anthropologists | people who study human beings |
| legends | folktales or stories passed down by genaration yo genaration |
| decipher | figure out the meaning of something |
| kitchen midden | a name given to ancient bones and household items |
| strata | a layer of earth |
| prehistory | a time before people kept written records |
| ages | time periods |
| data | written information |
| civilization | a society with devoloped knowledge of farming, trade, gevernment, science, and art |
| hunting-and-food-gathering period | a time when people wandered around in search of food |