Unit 1 Ch. 1 Vocabulary 4th Grade

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fossilized

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having been preserved in a hard form

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Homo Sapiens

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the species to which humans belong

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hunter-gatherers

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people who travel from place to place and live by hunting and foraging

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millennia

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a period of time lasting thousands of years

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scavenge

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to collect food by searching through what has been left behind

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vegetation

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plant life found in a particular area

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nomadic

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moving around often, usually in search of food and water; not settled in one place

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communal

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shared by all the members of a group or community

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migration

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movement of a group of people to live in a new place

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collectively

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as part of a group