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Social Studies
Chapter 1 comprenhensive
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Social Studies
6th Grade
10/08/2013

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_________________ is the recorded events of people.

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History
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The period of time in the past before writing was invented is called 

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prehistory
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People who pass stories by word of mouth from generation to have an _______________

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oral tradition
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1.     People in the ancient world sometimes used an ____________ system to water their crops during the dry summer months.

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irrigation
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Farmers prefer to grow crops in ________________ soil, because it contains substances that plants need in order to grow well.

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fertile
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Scientist’s studied the Iceman’s clothing, tools, and body to ____________________________

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learn more about his life.
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  The people in the Old Stone Age got their food by hunting animals 

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and gathering roots and berries
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 In the New Stone Age, people began to _____________________

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farm the land
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  During the period of prehistory, people developed the ability to .

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use fire
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_______________________ resulted from having surplus food during the New Stone Age.

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rapid population growth
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   Surplus food during the New Stone Age allowed more people to become ____________

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artisans
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1.    During the New Stone Age, farming settlements needed___________________________to develop into cities.

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a dependable source of water
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    A ________________ characterizes a civilization of the ancient world.

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system of writing
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In the ancient world, _____________ would have been mostly likely to help spread new ideas and tools from one civilization to another.

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a trader
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