Stone Age Flashcards

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the time before humans invented writing

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prehistory

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preserved remains of ancient human, animal, or plant, preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock

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fossil

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study of human life in the past by examining things that people left behind

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archeology

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an early ancestor to humans; also known as great apes

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hominid

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a person who lives by hunting animals and gathering plants, rather than by agriculture and animal husbandry

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hunter-gatherer

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a method used to determine the age of organic materials by measuring the amount of carbon-14 remaining in them

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radiocarbon dating

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 to become adjusted to new conditions; change

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adapt

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a person who moves from place to place with no set residence and usually seasonally

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nomad

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movement of people from one place to another usually for the purpose of settling in another place

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migration

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the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives

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enviromnment