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Early Man

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QuestionAnswer
time before written history Prehistory
a group of people living together within a community Society
movement from one place to another Migration
people that have no permanent home, but move from place to place to find food Nomad
the study of humans and their development, including human culture and human behavior Anthropology
time before written history Paleolithic period
the application of science and engineering to create tools that improve quality of life Technology
early peoples who hunted animals for food and forage for fruit, grains, and berries Hunter/Gatherer
early relatives to modern-day humans Hominid
relatives or family members who lived in the past Ancestor
Australopithecus whose remains are more than 3 million years old Lucy
Homo sapiens from the Stone Ages who was discovered frozen in a glacier and is one of the oldest mummies in human history Otzi the Iceman
a handheld object that is designed to help complete a specific task Tool
period of time where humans invented and primarily used stone tools Stone Age
the total number of people within a specific area, such as a city, state, or country Population
time periods with consistently freezing temperatures throughout the world Ice Age
a large mass of ice that covers a section of land Glacier
a narrow passage of water located between Russia and Alaska, where it is believed that humans crossed a frozen land bridge from Asia to North America during the Ice Ages Bering Strait
planting foods and breeding animals that are useful for humans Domestication
the process of farming Agriculture
the large-scale shift from hunting/gathering to farming, which allowed humans to produce large quantities of food Agricultural Revolution
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