Prehistory-Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras
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| Life in early hunter-gatherer societies was shaped by what? | physical environment
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| Homo sapiens emerged in ___________________ between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago. | east Africa
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| Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to _________, _________, and ___________. | Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas
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| people who migrated in search of food, water, and shelter | nomads
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| Hunter-gatherers invented the first _______. | tools
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| Hunter-gatherers learned how to make and use _______. | fire
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| Hunter-gatherers lived in ______. | clans
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| Hunter-gatherers developed _______ language. | oral
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| Hunter-gatherers created _______ art. | cave
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| What does "Neolithic" mean? | New Stone Age
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| Societies of the Neolithic Era developed _________ (domesticated plants.) | agriculture
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| Societies of the Neolithic Era domesticated plants and _______. | animals
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| Societies of the Neolithic Era used advanced ______. | tools
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| Societies of the Neolithic Era made ______. | pottery
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| Societies of the Neolithic Era developed _______ skills. | weaving
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| _________ study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts. | archaeologists
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| Archaeologists use _________ _________ to calculate the age of fossils and artifacts. | carbon dating
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| An archaeological site in England that was begun during the Neolithic Era and completed during the Bronze Age was _________. | Stonehenge
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| Early cities in the Fertile Crescent studied by archaeologists were _______ and _______. | Aleppo and Jericho
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| Çatalhöyük is an example of a Neolithic settlement currently under excavation in _________. | Anatolia.
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| One of the oldest continuously active cities in the world. | Aleppo
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| What does "Paleolithic" mean? | Old Stone Age
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| a man-made object | artifact
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| creatures that walk upright on two feet | hominids
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| The area in Eastern Africa where Australopithecus emerged | Great Rift Valley
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| The area where the world's first cities emerged | Fertile Crescent
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| The area where Neanderthal remains were first discovered | Neander River, Germany
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| An early homo sapien | Cro-Magnon
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| The first hominid | Australopithecus
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| "Handy Man" | homo habilis
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| The first hominid to stand with a fully straight back; made fire | homo erectus
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| Hominid that lived at the same time as homo sapiens | Neanderthal
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| Modern humans | homo sapiens sapiens
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| A specialized worker | artisan
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| The change from hunting and gathering to farming | Neolithic Revolution (Agricultural Revolution)
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| Early people were able to overcome the limits set by the physical environment by developing what? | culture
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