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1.01 Paleolithic Era

Vocabulary Review

TermDefinition
Geographic features naturally occurring landforms, bodies of water, ecosystems, or climates
Environment area around us in which we live
River a body of water that flows into a larger body of water
Sea a large body of saltwater that is surrounded in whole or in part by land
Ocean a large body of saltwater that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the Earth
Plain a broad area of flat land
Mountain a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land
Desert a hot and dry area of land with little rain or vegetation (plants)
Migration movement from one place to another
Prehistory time before humans had a written language
Artifacts objects made by humans like tools, buildings, weapons, art, pottery, and clothing that are usually found and studied by archaeologists
Archaeology study of the past through what has been left by behind
Anthropology study of the origins and development of people and their society
Forage to look for food
Hunting and gathering the act of getting one’s food by killing wild animals and collecting wild fruit, vegetables, and nuts
Nomad a person who moves from one place to another following food sources
Nomadic the characteristic of moving from place to place staying in one place temporarily
Paleolithic Era having to do with the Old Stone Age, the time period from 2 million B.C.E. to about 10,000 B.C.E., characterized by the use of stone tools
Hunter-gatherer one who gets their food by killing wild animals and collecting wild fruit, vegetables, and nuts
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