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SS early humans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the study of objects to learn about past human life | archaeology |
| an object made by people | artifact |
| to remove dirt to get remains | excavation |
| The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with a sharp edge, a point, or a percussion surface. | Stone Age |
| old stone age | Paleolithic |
| middle stone age | Mesolithic |
| people who move from place to place as a group to find food | nomads |
| people who looked for their food in the woods, before agriculture | hunters and gatherers |
| different groups that share part of its culture. | diffusion |
| a time when glaciers covered much of the land | Ice Age |
| new stone age | Neolithic |
| the organized growing of food on a regular schedule | systematic agriculture |
| definition, bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc. | fertile |
| an amount that is left over after a need has been met | surplus |
| an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached | civilization |
| a place where people worship | shrine |
| the act of training for a particular job | specialization |
| a person skilled in an applied art; a crafts person | artisan |
| the period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze | Bronze age |
| a government whose ruler, a king or queen, inherits the position from a parent | monarchy |
| stands for "Before the common era." | BCE |
| stands for common era | CE |
| refers to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins | Prehistory |