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