Examining History Vocabulary

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A skull from a human who lived during the Paleolithic Era would be considered a(n)

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fossil

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Mesolithic means

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Middle Stone Age

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Primary Source

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An account of a historical event by a witness

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Scientist who studies earlier peoples and cultures using artifacts and remains

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Archaeologist

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The way of life of a given people at a given time, including language, behavior and religious beliefs, etc.

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Culture

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Time before written history

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Prehistory

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An object made and used by people that gives clues about how a group of people lived:

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Artifact

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a change in a plant or animal that increases its chances to survive

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adaptation

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The Neolithic Revolution was a shift from _________ _________ to ____________ ___________.

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gathering food to producing food

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A family member who lived before you

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ancestor