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Social Studies
Early Man Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| history | written and recorded events of people |
| prehistory | before history |
| archaelogist | a scientist who examines bones and tools to learn about past people and cultures |
| oral tradition | stories passed down through generations by word of mouth |
| nomad | a person who has no single, settled home |
| fertile | land or soil that contains substances plants need in order to grow well |
| domesticate | to tame animals |
| irrigation | supplying land with water |
| surplus | more of a thing that is needed |
| artisan | a worker who is especially skilled in making something, baskets, leather goods, tools, jewelry, pottery or clothes |
| civilizations | a society with cities and a central government |
| social class | a group or class that is made up of people with similar backgrounds |