Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
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prehistory
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Historians call the time before there was writing
2
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hominid
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An early ancestor of humans
3
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ancestor
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Is a relative who lived in the past
4
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tool
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Is any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task
5
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Paleolithic Era
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The first part of the stone age
6
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society
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Is a community of people who share a common culture
7
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hunter-gathereres
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people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.
8
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migrate
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To move
9
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ice ages
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The freezing times
10
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land bridge
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A stip of land connecting two continents
11
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Mesolithic Era
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The Middle Stone Age
12
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Neolithic Era
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The New Stone Age
13
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domestication
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The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans
14
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agriculture
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Farming
15
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megaliths
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Huge stones used as monuments
