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Prehistory vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prehistory | the time period before written records. |
| Anthroplogy | the study of humans and their development, including human culture and human behavior. |
| Hominid | early realitives to modern day humans. |
| Australopithecus " | "Southern Ape" and believed to be one of the first hominids capable of walking on two feet. |
| Homo Habilis | 'handy man" and believed to be one of the first hominids to create stone tools. |
| Homo erectucus | " up right man" and believed to be one of the first hominid to walk on two feet full time, learn to control fire, and migrate outside of Africa, |
| Homo sapiens | " wise Man" and the group including modern day humans, which is believed to be the hominid to develop language. |
| Neanderthals. | the closest extinct hominid to humans who lived across Europe and Central Asia, and believed |