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WHI.2 (2015)
PreHistory
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Paleolithic Era | The Old Stone Age that was marked by nomadic hunter-gatherer societies who developed fire, oral language, simple tools and cave art |
| Homo Sapiens | Early Humans that emerged from Africa in 100,000 and migrated to Eurasia, Australia and the Americas |
| Hunter-Gatherer Societies | nomadic clans who migrated in search for food, water, and shelter |
| Physical Enviornment | Natural geological features that shape the environment like rivers, peninsulas and mountains. |
| Neolithic Era | The New Stone Age that was marked by permanent settlements that developed agricultural and animal domestication. |
| Domestication | The ability for humans to control agriculture and breading of animals that increase supply of products for human use. |
| Archaeologists | Social scientist who study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, settlements and fossils and artifacts. |
| Carbon Dating | a scientific test that analyzes fossils and artifacts |
| Stonehenge | Neolithic Age archaeological site in England |
| Aleppo & Jericho | Early cities in Fertile Crescent studied by archaeologists |
| Catalhouyuk | Neolithic Age archaeological site in Anatolia |