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7088406887artifactsobjects made by people in the past0
7088406888Homo sapiens sapiensmodern humans1
7088406889hunter-foragerspeople who survived by hunting animals and foraging for seeds nuts fruits and edible roots2
7088406890Paleolithic Periodearly years of human history which began to .5 million years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago3
7088406891kinship groupseveral related families that moved together in search of food4
7088406892clangroup of related families5
7088406893tribemultiple clans combined into larger units6
7088406894patriarchalrelating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority7
7088406897Neolithic Periodcollection of social and political developments coalesced into a set of dramatic changes in how people can live based on the development of agriculture8
7088406901nomadic pastoralismmoving heard from one grazing land to another9
7088406902artisansskilled workers who make goods that people needed by hand10
7088406903merchantspeople who buy and sell goods for a living11
7088406904specialization of laborprocess of allowing people to focus on limited tasks12
7088406905social stratificationsome people accumulated wealth in the form of jewelry and other coveted item is in my building larger and better decorated houses13
7088406906Jerichoone of humankind's first cities that was built on the west bank of the Jordan River14
7088406907Catal Huyukancient city in present-day Turkey, along a river that has since dried up15
7088406908overfarmingharmful agricultural practice resulting in the depletion of soil nutrients16
7088406909overgrazingcontinue eating of grasses or their roots without allowing them to regrow17
7088406911monotheismpractice in which religious groups worship only one deity18
7088406912textilesitems made of cloth19
7088406916Bronze Ageperiod in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze20

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