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Chapter 1/Global 9
Human Origins
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9th Grade
09/17/2012

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Artifacts
Definition

Any object made by the human hands

ex. hammer

Term

What did Mary & Louis Leakey find?

Where?

Definition

hominid, named Lucy

Olduvai Gorge

Term

Why were the remains found in Olduvai Gorge?

 

Definition
water washed away
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What does homo habilis mean?

 

Definition
Person with ability
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What does homo erectus mean?

 

Definition
Man who walks upright
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What does homo sapien mean?
Definition
A person who thinks
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What was some of the early technology of man?
Definition
Shovels, spears, hammer, etc.
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Land Bridges
Definition
Land that is exposed when the water level drops.  Allowed man to migrate.
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What is the Neolithic Revolution?
Definition
The invention of farming and agriculture.
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Why is the Neolithic Revolution so important?
Definition
It allowed man to stay in one area, instead of continually migrating.
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What is "slash and burn"
Definition
a method of agriculture in which excisting vegatation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown, typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming.
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Absolute location
Definition

Example:

49 North, 70 West

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