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Early Humans and the Neolithic Revolution
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Neolithic Revolution
transition from hunting lifestyle to settled agriculture lifestyle
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Domestication
adapting animals for human use
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Ice Age
any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
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Neanderthal
a human species which had heavy bones and moved slowly
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Homo Erectus
a human species which was the first to move out of Africa
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Homo Sapiens
the only surviving hominid; thin fingers and advanced brains
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Nomadic lifestyle
A lifestyle in which people and communities followed the movements of animals
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Bering Land Bridge
A land bridge between Siberia and Alaska that was exposed during the most recent Ice Age when the waters of the Bering Strait receded
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glacier
A large mass of moving ice and snow on land
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nomad
A member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water
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evolution
Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
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bipedal
the ability to walk upright on two legs
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hunter-gatherers
Nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods
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Paleolithic
relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age; associated with the evolution of humans
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civilization
the most advanced stage of human social and cultural development and organization
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Old Stone Age
the era of prehistory that lasted from 2 million B.C. to about 9000 B.C.
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New Stone Age
the final era of prehistory, which began about 9000 B.C.; also called the Neolithic Period
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Fertile Crescent
an area of rich farmland in Southwest Asia where the first civilizations began
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Stone Age
prehistoric period characterized by use of stone weapons since metal was not invented
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Bronze Age
a period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze
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Iron Age
a period in where people across much of Europe, Asia and parts of Africa began making tools and weapons from iron and steel
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