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5714309229Australopithecus-"southern ape" oldest known ancestor of human - it lived from around four million years ago - could wak on hind legs, freeing up hands for use of simple tools0
5714309230Çatal Hüyük-(7250 - 6150) Important Neolithic Settlement in Anatolia1
5714309231Cave paintings-Art found in southern France/northern Spain from 34,000 - 12,000 years ago depicting animals and people2
5714309232Complex society-form of large-scale social organization that emerged in several parts of the ancient world - social formation that is described as a formative or developed state3
5714309233Domestication- to convert to domestic use; ESPECIALLY by generations of breeding - to live in close association with humans creating a dependency so that animal loses it ability to live in the wild4
5714309234Gender- either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior - A social construct to devide the sexs5
5714309235Hominidae- great ages or hominids - taxonomic family of primates that includes seven extant species in four genera: Pongo, Gorilla, Pan, and Homo6
5714309236Homo erectus- "Upright-walking human" - existed from two million to 200,000 years ago - used cleavers ad hand axes and learned how to control fire7
5714309237Homo sapiens-"Consciously thinking human" -first appeared around 250,000 years ago and used sophisticated tools8
5714309238Metallurgy-The branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification9
5714309239Neandertal- Early humans who were prevalent during the Paleolithic period - 100,000 - 35,000 years ago10
5714309240Neolithic-New Stone age which was marked by the discovery and mastery of agriculture -10,000 - 4000 BCE11
5714309241Paleolithic- Old stone age - a long period of human development before the development of agriculture12
5714309242Patriarchy- a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line13
5714309243Specialization of labor- To train or specialize people in certain areas of works so that people can accomplish tasks quicker14
5714309244Technology- The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry15
5714309245Textile- a type of cloth or woven fabric16
5714309246Urbanization- the social rocess whereby cities grow and societies become urban17
5714309247Venus figurines- small paleolithic statues of women with exaggerated sexua feature18

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