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World History Chapter 2
Key Terms for Chapter 2 Sections 1,2 & 3
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History
7th Grade
09/16/2015

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Prehistory
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The time before there was writing.
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Homonid
Definition
An early ancestor of humans
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Ancestor
Definition
A relative who lived in the past
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Tool
Definition
Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task.
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Paleolithic
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The first part of the Stone Age. Also called the Old Stone Age.
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Society
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A community of people who share a common culture.
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Hunter-Gatherers
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People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits and nuts to survive.
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Migrate
Definition
Move to another place
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Ice Age
Definition
Long periods of freezing weather that ended about 10,000 years ago.
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Land Bridge
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A strip of land connecting two continents.
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Mesolithic Era
Definition
The Middle Stone Age
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Neolithic Era
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The New Stone Age
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Domestication
Definition
The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.
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Agriculture
Definition
Farming
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Megaliths
Definition
Huge Stones used as monuments
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