Chapter 1 - The Peopling of the World 

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Human
________- made artifacts, such as tools and jewelry, are known as artifacts.
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Food gatherers
________ used digging rods to break plants loose from their roots.
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Archaeologists
________ are specifically trained scientists who investigate the history of prehistoric peoples in the same way as detectives do.
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Government
________ is an example of an institution, which is a long- term organizational pattern in a community.
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Anthropologists
________ are scientists who study culture or a people's unique way of life.
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Nomads
________ were extremely mobile individuals that traveled from place to place in quest of fresh food sources.
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Homo erectus
People in ________ developed technology- methods of applying information, tools, and innovations to satisfy their needs- by using their intelligence.
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Food surpluses
________ allowed for specialization, or the development of talents for a certain type of labor.
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Hunter gatherers
________ are nomadic societies that rely on hunting animals and harvesting plant items for food.
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Old Stone Age
The ________, also known as the Paleolithic Age, spanned from around 2.5 million to 8000 B.C.
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Homo erectus
________, according to some anthropologists, was a more intelligent and adaptable species than Homo habilis.