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Exam 2

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Fossil   replaces the remains of orgasnisms of the past - rapidly covered soil must be good where no oxygen can get in minerals in soil can replace the organic matter . Mostly found in africia.  
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Relative Dating Methods   tells youif something is older of younger than something else.  
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Stratigraphy   relative dating in geology. Layers in soil. Layer deposits- strata different colors in layers, artifacts in layers  
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Absolute Dating Methods   will give a date of what something is.  
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Dendrochronology   tree-ring dates. Counting the rings of a tree to tell how old it is. The pattern of thick or thin rings tells the climate tells the climate in the years.  
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Obsiddian Hydration   volcano rock/ refered to volcano glass- after it hdrates it makes a dull surface. Bc of the oxegen layer we can tell the date.  
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Radioactive Dating Methods   elements that give off energy until element is the rate and decay depend how much energy is left.  
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Potassium - Argon Dating   measuring potassium & argon relative amount-volcano ash(example)  
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Radiocarbon Dating / Carbon - 14 Dating   measuring samples of carbon 14's half-life to date object. HALF-LIFE 5730-40  
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Order, general locations, brain size, culture and physical characteristics of the major Hominid stages    
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Australopithecus africanus/ Australopithecus afarensis   (Lower Paleolithic)first hominids genus, discovered in south africa, brian size 450cc, pebble tools, small farms, colonist, gracile(graceful), robust(stay close to woods) no close, fire, lang, housing  
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Homo habilis   (Lower Paleolithic)handy man (tool makers) brain 750cc  
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Homo erectus   (Lower Paleolithic)first found in Java, earlist use of fire, big game hunting, 1000cc brain size. teeth small, nose bridge, longer foreheads, less hairy  
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Java "Man"   fossils of homo erectus found in Java  
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Peking "Man"   fossils of homo erectus found in beijing. chinese- man pekiensis, peking man.  
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Heidelberg "Man"   fossils found in Germany  
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Archaic Homo sapiens   fossils found 300,000yrs ago,  
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Homo sapiens neanderthalensis / Homo neanderthalensis   Mid Paleo)(wise place river vally)disc in germ,cave dwelling,animal in-breeding, short and stalky bodies,brains 1500cc,low-forehead. 1856 fossil found, flake tools, stone tool, for knife, scrapper, sphere.man caves, rituals  
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Neandererthal "Man"   Middle Paleolithic)  
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Homo sapiens sapiens   (Neanderthal)  
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Cro-Magnon "Man"   homo sapiens sapiens  
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Paleolithic    
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Lower Paleolithic   100,000-4 mill yrs ago, middle and lower pliestocene Low-piliocene, villafrancian, 1st glacier(gunz, nebraskan), 1st interglacier, 2nd glacial(mindel Kansan), 2nd interglacial, 3rd glacial(Riss, Illinoisan)- Australopithecus and Homo erectus- fire  
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Middle Paleolithic   40,000-100,000 yrs ago, 3rd Interglacial, rituals  
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Upper Paleolithic   10,000-40,000, Upper pliestocene4th glacial (wurm, Wisconsin) - emergence of art  
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Mesolithic   transition between hunting and farming, and gathering & farming, hunting smaller n faster game, eating sea food, first boat, wild grains.  
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Neolithic   domestic - milling stones, wheat to flour, and bread making. Grond stone tools, plants & animals domesticated. Build of houses, village life begins & farming & settled population with posseccion of property. wheat n barley, wool weaving, clothe wearing  
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Tool types   Core tools(pebble tools, hand axe), Flake tools(mousterian Tradition, blade n microliths), Alt-alt, Hafted axe, adze  
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Core Tools    
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Pebble Tools   (Australopithecus)used by australopithecus  
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Hand Axe   stone used for chopping  
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Flake Tools   HSS/N  
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Mousterian Tradition (New Flake)   knifes, scrapers, and sphere - HSS/N  
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Blade Tools   used by cro-magnon- knifes, scrappers, drills, needles.  
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Microliths   wooden bone handle  
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Alt-alt   hunting tool - handle on sphere thrower. made of bone 1 n 1/2 ft long, can throw 3x's further than by hand.  
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Hafted Axe   tie to stick - after ice age ended, heavy forest grew, found and made canoe, paddles, and wood tools  
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Adze   head rotated 90 deg, paralle slightley different than the axe  
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Characteristics and of contributions of the follow civilization area.    
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Mesopotamia   Iraq. 5500 yrs ago, river valley, S.W. Asia, allowed transportaion of goods, begginnings of agriculture, Potter wheel- an earsier way of making pots, bRONZE(COPPER(SOFT))Tin(weapons(hard)),Ziggart-temple of sun dried bricks, city&States-lg wall borders,  
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Mesopotamia   war starting, writing script, writing of clay, perm record, Cuneiform a system of (counted by)60's  
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Northern and Estern Mediterranean   Eroupean Civilization, shift of power, democrocy, gymnazium, ABC's travel through river sharing ABC's, Iron tools & weapons, made in Labia, Forging Iron-heat in fire,  
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China   Yellow river valley, 1500bc- shang Dynasty, fine Bronze, Jay's carving, chin grafing/script, 1027bc chou dynasty, meth of cast iron, chip dynasty, great wall,Haun Dynasty, paper method, Tang Dynasty, mth of gun powder, orng drink flav, endous valley of  
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China   civilization, 2 lg cities Harappa & mohenjo Daro building cities into lg rec housing, carried waste out  
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Egypt   Counted by 10, nile riv val, runs N & dumps in Mederi., blue & red nile riv trans & distribution, low n Up egypt rulled by pharaorh-a living god, bury in mudd tombs, Pyrimid bulding, 1st pye-king zocha, surrounded by complex, burials were raided, then  
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Egypt   a vally of king & oen for queen.Ramsey's, a read-paper-writing on, hydroglithics to a cursive writing, neoplian-cracked th code.  
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Mesoamerica   built pyrimids out of dirt, tot-tee, Holy calender, 20 days, 13 variation, 260 days, every 52yrs, allignment- break pottery, women locked up, children pinched, fire, Aztec sacrafice- it was an honor to be- cut heart and touch w/ fire. (new fire ceromony),  
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Mesoamerica   Books- historical, religios, & astronomy- spanish burned and killed priest, Demines invented "0" number system made one(dots) and fives(lines), Spanish Keltoez- in Aztec-most pop die of sm pox, had gun, spheres, & dogs.  
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Andean South America   Quito/Equador, (leaders)shavian civilization, chi-moo, mo-chica(7yrs), chanchan, 5-6 billion people, no writing, Quipu- strings(for counting), tax agraculture, Inca- drafted people for wk & pay taxes, road of stairs, runners to carry messages  
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Physical Variation: Skin color, eye color, hair color -melanin   Skin color- skin in danger of cancer, burning, dying. Melanin- protect from UV rays- need sun 4 vit D, early homo-erectur from africa-darker skin was more protected, move from af to asia, skin changed, Hair form- straight, wavy, curly, wooley, kinky,  
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Skin color, eye color, hair color -melanin Hair form, quantity, and distribution   & pepper corn, stright-keeps heat in, curly- tropical release heat, Quality eroup.-hairest, asian-least, dist.-shaving, some race don't grow facial hair.  
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Body build   Hoter climate- stocky, colder-learner, genetics is reason of body types  
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Height   short & tall, Umboti-short height, Masi-high height, Genetics, genes, nutritent, culture practise, vaccines, stretching legs before 2yrs, variation- rolling tongue, thumb going back..etc  
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Susceptibility and resistance to infection distribution   population-1st infected by diseases will wipe out a population in time our system get imuned. Vac's givin  
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Sickle Cell Anemia   Disorder of red blood cell. Red blood cell carry oxygen, Cell will explode/collapse-no oxygen, cause extrem pain, most in SC in a maleria-Cilaly, turkey, pakastan  
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Race   Rasism, discrimination, plagerisim, Vague arbralary- not valid most believe- different people, physical, culture, language, ability, behavior, race is inherited culture is learned.  
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Meloen   sheild to protect skin to produce enough vitamin d,  
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pro-maganament   man/women-named after france  
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pithecanthropus Erectur   man stay up right  
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Neolithic Centers of Food Production and Domesticates    
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SOUTH WEST ASIA -   (IRAQ) Wheat and Barley - Animals - sheep, goat, pig, dog, cow, horse, camel.  
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SOUTH EAST ASIA   Rice, chicken, water buffalo  
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MESOAMERICA   (Lower Mexico)- Gords(squash like), beans, Maize corn  
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EAST COAST SOUTH AMERICA   (Andean, South America) - gord, beans, squash, wht, potato, sweet potato, 200 kinds of potato, tomato, peanut, chili pep, animals, llama, alpaca, guinea pig.  
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SUBSAHARA, AFRICIA   below laditude - mullet, sorghum, cat, cereal grain  
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YELLOW RIVER VALLEY   (China)millet, cereal grain, silkworm  
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Characteristics of All Civilizations   (Starts after Neolithic)Horticulture, Agriculture, specialization of labor, efficient distrubution system, cities, states, social stratification, collecting food, and food production  
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Horticulture   types of farming, small scale farming, simple tool and methods, digging stick, slash and burn horticulture - for light and soils and for growing plants  
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Agriculture (profit)   plow- lg feild, can be usedfor landscaping, fertilize system, argigation system  
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Specialization of Labor   farmers, potters, crafts, weeving, merchants, (Last names came by jobs done)  
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Efficient Distrabution   distribute products, Indus vally, medi valley, and china valley  
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Cities   capitaol of civilization, focus on power / ruler, political centers, markets, social, religion  
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States   level of political civilization band, tribe, chefdon, state. Formalize formal leader King, Queen, dictator, central government state society, influence society make laws, collect taxes, draft people  
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Band   Hunting gasthering- less than 100 people, monamtic and semimonamtic  
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Tribe   more people 125 in village, no one higher, ciprial in change, practice horticulture.  
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Chefdon   formalize leader to make you do things, ranked power to status in after father  
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Intensive Socialization   Caste system, unequal  
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Cultural Trading   which spreads the ways of learning to cook, make things, and styles of clothes.  
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Blood Types - ABO System   varies in dif population, grouping/types:Antogen A(dominent)Antogen B(less Dominment)ABuniversal reccessive. O-reccessive, Type O can be giving to other blood in disasters.  
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Blood Factors - Rh Factors   Rhesus, makes blood positive, if your neg you do not Rhesus. Rhesus is rare in east of Asia.  
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Lactose Deficiency   Imsine in the blood-lactose sugar, Sugar in the milk causes nasty intestan probs more after 7yrs of age can not drink milk. Start domesticated animals that produce milk.  
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Four Major Hominids   Australopithecus Africanus, Homo-erectus, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, homo sapiens sapiens  
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