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10972592019Historic Periodperiod since the beginning of written records to the present day0
10972592020Prehistoric Periodthe period before humans invented writing and kept written records.1
10972592021Cultural Revolutionprocess which early humans developed their way of life as a result of adaptation to changes in environment2
10972592022Paleolithic PeriodOld Stone Age3
10972592023Neolithic PeriodNew Stone Age4
10972592024Mesolithic Periodtransition phase between Paleolithic ans Neolithic periods5
10972592025Japanexample of Mesolithic6
10972592026PalaoisGreek word that means "old"7
10972592027LithosGreek word that means stone8
10972592028hunting and gatheringlivelihood of Paleolithic Period9
10972592029Nomadicsettlement of Paleolithic period10
10972592030rough stones and wooden stickstools in Paleolithic period11
10972592031fire spoken language beliefs wall paintings and jewelriesimportant discoveries in paleolithic period12
10972592032naoisgreek word that means new13
10972592033herding and gatheringlivelihood of Neolithic period14
10972592034permanentsettlement of Neolithic period15
10972592035Artisansskilled workers who make goods by hand16
10972592036Barter and private propertytrade in neolithic period17
10972592037plow whell and sailtechnologies in neolithic period18
10972592038Bronze Agebronze replaced copper and stones19
10972592039Neolithic RevolutionThe switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution.20
10972592040Urban Revolutionthe process by which small, kin-based, nonliterate agricultural villages were transformed into large, socially complex, urban societies21
10972592041artifactan object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.22
10972592042archaeologista scientist who learns about ancient people by studying the things they left behind like artifacts23
10972592043FossilA trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.24
10972592044PaleontologistA scientist who studies fossils25
10972592045Helmut and Erika Simonwho discovered Iceman26
10972592046Hominidsearly humans and hairy27
10972592047Australopithecinesfirst human like creature to walk upright28
10972592048Lucythe first human who left remains of her bones; she lived around 3.5 million years ago.29
10972592049Homo habilis(man of skill) first to make stone tools30
10972592050Homo erectus"Upright man" these hominids became skillful hunters and invented more sophisticated tools for digging, scraping and cutting. They also became the first hominids to migrate from Africa. Also were the first to use fire.31
10972592051Neanderthalsfirst to hunt in groups; care for the sick; have ritual burials32
10972592052Homo sapiens sapienswise, wise humans33
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