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SS ch. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| study of how human beings behave, how they act together, where they came from, and what makes them different from other groups | anthropology |
| a person who studies human life in the past by examining the things that people left behind | archaeologist |
| the time before written records | prehistory |
| hardened remains or imprints of living things that were alive long ago | fossils |
| Scientists who study the physical materials of Earth itself (soil and rocks) | geologist |
| objects made and used by humans | artifacts |
| early humans that lived by hunting small animals and gathering plants | hunter-gatherer |
| tools and skills that people use to meet their needs and wants | technology |
| includes the many different elements that make up the way of life for people | culture |
| people who move from place to place with the seasons | nomads |
| become inhabitants of almost every land area of the world | populate |
| when people leave their homeland to live somewhere else | migration |
| surroundings | environment |
| change a way of life to suit a new environment | adapt |
| groups or families with a common ancestor | clan |
| a belief that the natural world was filled with spirits | animism |