SS Digging up past
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| prehistory | period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language
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| archaeology | study of past cultures through things that remain- buildings,tools, pottery
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| archaeologist | scientist who uncovers evidence, or proof from the past
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| artifacts | objects made by people long ago
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| migrate | to move from one place to another as humans moved from East Africa to Europe thousands of years ago
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| Ice Age | period of time when glaciers covered great stretches of the earth
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| glaciers | huge ice sheets
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| Stone Age | vast amount of time when humans relied primarily on stone tools *divided into two contrasting periods *Old Stone Age *New Stone Age
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| Old Stone Age | *3.5 million years ago - 10,000 years ago*little progress was made in technology
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| technology | the way humans produce the items they use
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| New Stone Age | 10,000 years ago-5,000 years ago*improvement in technology and new techniques in stoneworking
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| domesticate | taming of wild animals
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| harvest | gathering plants and seeds
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| excavation site | where arcaeologists dig up artifacts
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| agriculture | raising of plants and animals for human use
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| surplus | extra supply
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| nomads | people who travel from place to place
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| social division | a division of work in a village
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| climates | average weather condition over a long period of time
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| carbon dating | method to accurately determine the age of a living thing
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| culture | the technology, customs, belief, and art of a group of people
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| anthropology | study of how people have developed and live in cultured groups
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| landform | a surface feature (hill, valley, mountain, plain)
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| geography | study of relationship between physical features, climate and people
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| Late Stone age | the end of the New Stone Age
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| diverse | different people living together, each diverse group has it's own developing culture
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