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history vocab test
Question | Answer |
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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 |