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| written and other recorded events of people |
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| time before writing was invented |
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| a scientist who examines objects to learn about human past |
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| stories passed down by word of the mouth |
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| the study of the Earth's surface and the processes that shape it |
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| a period of time durng which early humans made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of human culture |
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| a person who has no settled home |
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| rich in the substances plants need to grow well; describes soil and land |
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| to adapt wild plants for human use; tame wild plants and breed them for human use |
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| supplying land with water through a network of canals |
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| a worker who is ecspecially skilled at crafting items by hand |
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| a socity with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes |
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| a group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living |
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| a region in Southwest Asia; site if first civiizations |
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| a traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains people's beliefs |
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