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| 188285403 | natural selection | The biological process by which variations that enhance a population's ability to survive in a particular environment become dominant in a species over very long periods and lead to the evolution of new species. | 0 | |
| 188285404 | evolution | The biological theory that, over time, changes occur in plants and animals, mainly as a result of natural selection and genetic mutation, result in new species. | 1 | |
| 188285405 | australopithecines | the several extinct species of humanlike primates that existed during the Pleistocene eta | 2 | |
| 188285406 | hominid | The biological family that includes humans and humanlike primates | 3 | |
| 188285407 | bipedalism | The ability to walk on two legs, characteristic of hominids | 4 | |
| 188285408 | Great Ice Age | Geological era that occured between ca. 2 million and 11,000 years ago. As a result of climate shifts, large numbers of new species evolved during this period aka Pleistocene epochq | 5 | |
| 188285409 | Homo erectus | Extinct human species, evolved in Africa 2 million years ago | 6 | |
| 188285410 | Homo habilis | First human species (now extinct), evolved in Africa 2.5 million years ago | 7 | |
| 188285411 | Homo sapiens | The current human species that evolved in Africa about 200,000 years ago. It includes archaic forms such as (now extinct) Neanderthals and all modern humans. | 8 | |
| 188285412 | Culture | Socially transmitted patterns of action and expression. Material culture refers to physical objects, such as dwellings, clothing, tools, and crafts. Also includes arts, beliefs, knowledge, and technology. | 9 | |
| 188285413 | History | The study of past events and changes in the development, transmission, and transformation of social practices. | 10 | |
| 188285414 | Stone Age | The historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone. Followed by Bronze and Iron Ages. | 11 | |
| 188285415 | Paleolithic | The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period. | 12 | |
| 188285416 | Neolithic | The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s). It follows the Paleolithic period. (p. 11) | 13 | |
| 188285417 | Forager | people who support themselves by hunting wild animals and eating edible plants | 14 | |
| 188285418 | Agricultural Revolutions | The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. aka Neolithic Revolution | 15 | |
| 188285419 | Holocene | the geological era since the end of the Great Ice Age about 11,000 years ago. | 16 | |
| 188285420 | Megaliths | structures and complexes of very large stones constructed for ceremonial and religious purposes in Neolithic times. | 17 |
