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Social Studies Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Skara Brae | village in northern Scotland discovered by archeologists in the 1800s |
stone age | period when humans relied primarily on stone tools |
Old Stone Age | early, longer period period of time where little progress was made |
technology | the way humans produce the items they use. |
New Stone Age | late period where a lot more progress was made |
domesticate | to tame |
harvest | to gather |
excavation site | site where archeologists uncover artifacts |
agriculture | raising of plants or animals for human use. |
surplus | an extra supply |
nomad | someone travels from place to place without a permanent home |
social division | group that does a certain type of work |
climate | average weather conditions in a place |
carbon dating | method of estimating the age of something after it has died |