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| The period of time before written records |
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| humans or other creatures that walk upright |
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| how are humans different from other animals? |
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| we have opposable thumbs to do different tasks with |
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| what are push pull factors? |
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push: what makes people leave a place
pull: things that attract people to a new place |
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| Neolithic (agricultural) Revolution |
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| the far reaching changes in human life resulting from the beginning of farming |
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| rise in populations lead to competition over hunting- as animals were harder to come by farming started as a constant food supply |
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| Describe the first civilization known to man |
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| it had advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology. |
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| each city and the surrounding cities it controlled |
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