Prehistory Flashcards
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Define historian
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A person who studies how people live in the past
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Define prehistory
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The period of time before writing was invented
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Where was evidence of early human activity and ancestry or he found
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East Africa
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What is the earliest group of hominids called
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Australopithecines
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What does Homo habilis mean
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Handy man
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Define domesticate
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To tame animals and adapt crops so they’re best suited to use by humans
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What was the first domesticated animal
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The dog
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What allowed for specialized labor
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Free time
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Where did the first civilizations develope
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Near rivers
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Define animism
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The belief that spirits and forces of within animals objects or dreams
