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RAMS World Cultures Quiz List 1
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History
7th Grade
09/02/2010

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History
Definition
The written and other recorded events by people
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Prehistory
Definition
The time before writing was invented
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Archaeologist
Definition
Scientists who examine objects to learn about the human past
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Geography
Definition
The study of Earth's surface and the processes that shape it
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Hominid
Definition
Modern human or member of an earlier group that may have included ancestors or relatives of modern humans
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Nomad
Definition
People who have no settled home
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Domesticate
Definition
To adapt wild plants or tame wild animals and to breed them for human use
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Irrigation
Definition
Supplying land with water from another place using a network of canals
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Surplus
Definition
More than what is needed
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Artisan
Definition
A worker who is especially skilled in crafting items by hand
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Civilization
Definition
A society that has cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes
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Social Class
Definition
A group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living
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Oral Traditions
Definition
Stories passed down by word of mouth
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Stone Age
Definition
A period of time during which hominids made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of prehistoric culture
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