Prehistory and Early Human Societies

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Prehistory

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The time period before written records

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Archaeology

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The study of the past based upon what earlier people left behind

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Hominid

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Early relatives to modern-day humans

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Ancestor

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Relatives or family members who lived in the past

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Settlement

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A small community or village

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Revolution

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A major change

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Stone Age

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Period of time where humans invented and primarily used stone tools

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Paleolithic Era

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Old Stone Age, which occurred circa 2.6 million years-10,000 BCE

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Mesolithic Era

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Middle phase of the Stone Age – Approx 10,000 BCE to 6,000 BCE

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Neolithic Era

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New Stone Age, which occurred circa 10,000 years ago and is most associated with the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture