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early man vocab
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History
9th Grade
02/05/2009

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prehistory
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a time before written
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history
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a time when history was recorded
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hominid
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human beings or humanlike beings

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archaeology
Definition
the study of early history
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irrigation
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taking wqater from one place to another
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artifact
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object of ancient times

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radiocarbon dating

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archaeololgist use this test to determine the dates/ age of organic artifacts
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nomad
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a tribe that is constantly moving

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culture
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the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits
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civilization
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An advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society,
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cultural diffusion

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in anthropology, the process by which a cultural trait, material object, idea, or behavior pattern is spread from one society to another; also called diffusion
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lithic
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stone
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domesticate
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tame
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deities
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gods or godess
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