Prehistory Flashcards
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Paleolithic:
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Relating to earliest period of the Stone Age characterized by rough or chipped stone implements.
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Hunting and gathering universal until
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10000-12000 years ago
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Old Stone Age:
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An age when humans used stone.
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Agriculture started around …
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1200 years ago
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Civilization begins around …
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5000 years ago
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The world population 100,000 years ago was …
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Was 10,000
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The world population 10,000 years ago was …
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6 million
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Humans started storing food between …
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16,000 and 10,000 years ago
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Neolithic Age
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New Stone Age
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First written story
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Epic of Gilgamesh
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Technology invented around the agricultural revolution were…
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Sickle Baskets Mortar and pestle Hoe Storage pits
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Areas where agriculture started
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The Fertile Cresent Mesoamerica Nile Valley China Mesopotamia
