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Early Humans
Paleolithic Era, Neolithic Era, Early Villages
Term | Definition |
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land bridge | a strip of land connecting two land masses |
hunter-gatherer | a human who hunts animals and gathers wild plants to eat |
nomad | a person who moves from place to place |
migration | the movement from one place to another |
technology | the application of knowledge, tools and inventions to meet people's needs |
agriculture | the practice of growing plants and rearing animals for food |
domestication | the raising of plants and animals to make them useful for humans |
fertile | encouraging the growth of crops and plants |
metallurgy | the science of obtaining metals in their natural form and preparing them for use |
surplus | more than is require or necessary; extra |
paleolithic | old stone age |
neolithic | new stone age |
specialized worker | a person who performs a job other than farming; such as metalworking or toolmaking |