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Early Humans 1
Mr.Blanchette CS
Question | Answer |
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Archeoligist | A scientist who examines bones, tools, structures, and other objects to learn about past peoples and cultures |
Prehistory | Before history; the events in the period of time before writing was invented |
History | The written and other recorded events of people |
Oral Tradition | Stories passed down through generations by word of the mouth |
Fertile | Land or soil that contains substances plants need in order to grow well |
Domesticate | To tame animals and raise them to be used by humans |
Old Stone Age | The early part of the stone age during which people learned to hunt in groups, discovered how to use fire, and becames nomads |
Stone Age | A period of time during which people made tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of human culture |
New Stone Age | The later part of the Stone Age during which people began to grow their own foods and lived in the same place year after year |
Social Class | A group, or class, that is made up of people with simaliar backgrounds, wealth, and ways of living |
Surplus | More of a thing or product than is needed |
Migration | To relocate; to move from one place to settle in another area |
Nomad | A person who has no single, settled home |