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Pelish Ch. 1
Social Studies Chapter One
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| recorded events of people | history |
| time in the past before writing invented | prehistory |
| scientists who study past people and cultures | archaeologists |
| stories passed down by word of mouth | oral tradition |
| people who have no single, settled home | nomads |
| soil that contains substances that plants need to grow | fertile |
| to tame animals | domesticate |
| network of canals to supply land with water from another place | irrigation system |
| having more than you need | surplus |
| society that has cities, a central government run by official leaders, and workers who specialize in various jobs | civilization |
| group of people from similar background, wealth, and way of living | social classes |
| period when people lived by hunting and gathering | Old Stone Age |
| period when people used stone to make tools and weapons | Stone Age |
| period when people began to grow their own food | New Stone Age |