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| Information gathered by someone who did not take place or witness an event. |
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| Study of the earth's physical and cultural features. |
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| A part or imprint of something that was once alive. |
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| Objects that were created by and used by humans of the past. |
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| Study of past based upon what people / things left behind. |
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| Materials found in the earth that people need and value. |
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| Pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time. |
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| The knowledge, beliefs, customs and values of a group of people. |
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| An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event. |
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| The time before there was writing. |
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| People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits and nuts to survive. |
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| HUGE stones used as monuments. |
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| Freezing times. 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago. |
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| An early ancestor of humans |
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| Strip of land connecting two continents. |
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| A relative who lived in the past. |
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| New Stone Age. Began as early as 10,000 years ago in Southwest Asia. |
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| First part of the stone age - Old Stone Age. Lasted until 10,000 years ago in some areas. |
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| Middle Stone Age. 10,000 - 5,000 years ago. |
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| Any hand held objects that have been modified to help a person accomplish a task. |
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| Process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans. |
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| An expert of or a person who studies history. |
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| Person who studies artifacts from the past. |
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| Someone who studies what land forms. |
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| Knowledge, beliefs, customs and values of a group of people. |
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| A natural feature of the land surface. |
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| Difference between weather and climate: |
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| Weather is atmospheric conditions of a certain area at a certain time. Climate is weather patterns of an area over a period of time. |
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| Part of or imprint of something that once was alive. |
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| Objects created by, used by and valued by humans of the past. |
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| A land form of the earth's surface. |
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| When did people create writing? |
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| What was writing used for? |
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| To communicate and document. |
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| What is the name given to modern humans? |
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| Moving from place to place. |
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| In response to climate change and changes to earth's geography; to find more food. |
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| What new things did early peoples have to do as they migrated? |
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| Make fire & shelters. Sew clothing. Get used to new (colder) climate. |
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| How did early peoples get from one continent to another? |
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| They traveled across early land bridges that used to connect the continents. |
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| Community of people who share a common culture. |
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| When did language develop? What was it used for? |
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| Language was developed in the early stone age to make hunting easier, to help form relationships and solve issues. |
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| The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful. |
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| What advancements took place in the New Stone Age? |
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| People learned to polish stones to make tools and how to make fire. |
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| What were some of the earliest tools? How did they affect early peoples? |
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| Saws, drills and fire were the earliest tools. People no longer had to wait for lightning to start a fire. Made life easier. |
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| Why was agriculture so important? |
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| SO they could produce their own food and wouldn't have to gather in the forest. |
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| How long ago did the Ice Man live? What was his name? |
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| Otzi lived 5,300 years ago. |
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| How did the Ice Ages affect humans? |
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| it allowed Stone Age peoples to migrate around the world. |
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| What continents did early people travel to? |
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| Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe. |
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| What different groups of people study prehistory? |
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| Archaeologists, Anthropologists, Scientists and Historians. |
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| What lead to the growth of towns? |
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| Domesticating plants and animals, growth of agriculture and development of religion. |
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| The order of time periods: |
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1. Ice Age
2. Paleolithic
3. Mesolithic
4. Neolithic |
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