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Social Studies Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | The practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops |
| Culture | A peoples whole way of life, with either a learned, and/or natural behaviors |
| Old Stone Age | Paleolithic times 3 millenniums ago |
| Irrigation | Man made canals and ditches that helped supply land with water |
| Bering Land Bridge | A land bridge that was about 1,000 miles long, and joined present-day Alaska to Eastern Siberia at various times during the Pleistocene ice ages |
| Tradition | Something that is carried on through generations, that is special to a family, group of people, or even one person |
| Nomad | A person who never stays in one place and is constantly moving to stay with the herd, so it can eat. They are also Hunter-Gatherers. |
| Domesticate | Taming an animal to keep it as a pet, to eat, to make clothes out of, use for transportation etc. |
| A.D. | Means Anno Domini (is Latin) means in the year of our Lord |
| Archaeologist | A scientist who examines bones, tools, and other artifacts to learn about our Ancient Ancestors and their cultures. |
| Ainu | A group of people from Japan with distinct light skin and roundish eyes |
| Artisian | Someone skilled in making objects such as pottery, spears, spear throwers, jewelry, clothes, tools etc. |
| New Stone Age | Neolithic |
| Anthtropology | The study of humans |
| Obsidian | A black rock made from dried molten lava |
| Botanist | A person who is skilled in identifying historic plants and plant fossils |
| Atlatl | Spearthrower |
| Oral History/Oral Tradtion | Traditions passed down through generations by mouth. |
| Caucasoid | Relating to the Caucasian division of humankind. |