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| able to be broken down (into soil) by natural means |
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a resource that cannot regrow, reproduce, or replace itself
example: oil, plastics, metals |
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natural substances often obtained by digging/ mining
metals: gold, iron, silver etc
non-metals: coal, salt, oil |
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| resources that do regrow/ replace themselves if we use them responsibly |
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| something useful to humans that is found in nature |
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The Old Stone Age
This took place 70,000-12,000 years ago |
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people during old stone age lived through the ICE AGE
a period of time when the earth was much colder-- glaciers ( huge chunks of ice) were present |
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1. People who travel from place to place in search of food without a permanent shelter
2. followed animal migrations
3. Traveled in clans (few families) |
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(men) hunted all sizes and types of animals
They used traps and chased animals long distances |
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| (woman and children) gathered nuts, fruits, berries, herbs |
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What was trial and error used for?
(Method used by gatherers) |
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the only way we would know what was safe to eat and not to eat
--> then teach and communicate to young |
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| the type of stone that people during the old stone age used to make tools |
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| used to cut the meat off bones and crack bones to get to marrow |
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| chipping/ sharpening of the stone into a cutting tool |
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1. Religous purpose
2. Symbolic Thought--> humans are capable of abstract thought ( representing things/animals not there) |
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New Stone Age
12,000- 4000 years ago |
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| How does climate change during New Stone Age? |
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1. Ice age ends
2. Glaciers melted--> earth becomes warmer
3. More fertile land available
4. Longer growing season |
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| What are the two major developements ( during New Stone Age) that change the world forever? |
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1. domestication
2. Cultivation |
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the taming of animals/ plants
1. Dogs
2. Herding (raising livestock)
3. Farmwork |
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| preparing and use of the land to grow crops |
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| a society with a social structure, government, education, specialization |
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any available resources
stick/wood, mud, stone |
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| Where were villages almost always near? |
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having special skills and training to do a particular job
example:
1. farmer
2.herding
3.artisans |
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craftspeople
potterymaker, carpenter, jeweler |
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| Difference between Old and New Stone Age |
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New Stone Age had:
1. domestication
2. permanent shelters
3. cultivation |
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What does BC stand for?
BCE?
AD? |
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Before Christ
Before Common Era
Anno Domini |
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a way of life belonging to a group of people
examples: government, language, food |
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| a group of people that share a common culture |
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what a society determines is important
ex: honesty, loyalty, kindness |
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1. oldest known city known as Asia Minor which is known as Turkey today ( 7000 BC)
2. Center for trade
3. Rooftop city |
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study of the remains
(fossils, bones) |
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something made by people a long time ago
ex- pottery, tools |
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first hand account of a historical event
ex- quote, speech, diary |
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information about a historical event
ex- textbook, history book |
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