Week 3 & 4 Vocab Review

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Excavate means:

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to dig for artifacts by carefully removing the soil.

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Nutritionist:

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A scientist studying foods and their effects.

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Prehistoric:

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Period before history was first recorded in writing.

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Surplus?

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Extra goods or more than needed.

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Flint is a sharp stone used for making tools like arrowheads and knives.

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Sharp stone for tools.

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Nomadic:

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A group of people who move their homes to find food or water.

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What is stela?

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an ancient stone slab or pillar, usually engraved, inscribed or painted and set upright for display

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Extended family includes large groups like parents, children, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.

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Large groups which might include parents, children, aunts, uncles, cousins and others.

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Domestication

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Taming an animal

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Cuneiform:

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the earliest Mesopotamian writing system using symbols and pictures.