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80786992natural selectionbiological process by which variations enhance a population's ability to survive in a particular environment become dominant in a species0
80786993evolutionchanges that occur over time in plants and animals that result in new species1
80786994Homo erectusextinct human speices, had a 1/3 larger brain than Homo habilis, evolved in Africa 2 millions years ago, upright human2
80786995Great Ice Agea period that occurred between 2 million and 11,000 years ago that resulted in new species evolving because of climate shifts3
80786996Homo habilisThe first human species (now extinct) that evolved in Africa 2.5 million years ago4
80786997bipedalismthe ability to walk upright on two legs5
80786998culturesocially transmitted patterns of action and expression, also physical objects, dwellings, clothing, tools, and crafts6
80786999Homo sapiensthe current human species that evolved 200,000 years ago7
80787000hominidbiological family that includes human and ape like primates8
80787001australopithecinethe several extinct species that existed during the Peistocene era9
80787002historythe study of past events and changes10
80787003Stone Agehistorical period characterized by the production of tools from stone.11
80787004Neolithicperiod of Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution12
80787005foragerpeople who support themselves by hunting wild animals and eating edible plants13
80787006Paleolithicthe period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans14
80787007Agricultural Revolutionthe change of food gathering to food production15
80787008megalithstructures and complexes made of very large stones16
80787009Holocenethe geological era since the end of the Great Ice Age17

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