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10585916240person with abilitiesHomo habilis0
10585918004person who thinksHomo sapiens1
10585920016person who walks uprightHomo erectus2
10585923309way of lifeCulture3
10585927284Old Stone AgePaleolithic4
10585929248Middle Stone AgeMesolithic5
10585929249New Stone AgeNeolithic6
10585934276A period of extremely cold temperatures when part of the planet's surface was covered with massive ice sheets.The Ice Age7
105859431964.4 million years agoHow far do the first pre-hominids date back ?8
10585945074AustralopithecusWho was Lucy ?9
10585950421Archaeologists use this test to determine the date/age of organic artifactsradiocarbon dating10
10585952403science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humankindAnthropology11
10585955650humans and other creatures that walk uprightHominids12
10585958303the period of time before written recordsPrehistory13
10585962644Homo ErectusWhat species first learned how to make fire ?14
10585966300NeanderthalsWhat were the first Homo Sapiens ?15
1058597323235-50What were the size of groups Neanderthals lived in ?16
10585976174they believed in life after deathWhat were Neanderthals beliefs17
10585981314AfricaWhere did modern humans originate?18
10585986630Thinner, sharper bladesHow did technology change ?19
10585992662CanoesWhat were cut down trees used for ?20
10585998447This allowed for the hunting of much larger animals than beforeWhat did spear throwers and bows and arrows allow for ?21
105860046342 millionHow many people in the world were there in 15,000 BCE ?22
10586009098These people were known for spear-throwers and their vast amounts of artwork. They lived on Earth for thousands of years but stopped being distinct 10,000 years ago. They look similar to humans today.Cro-Magnon people23
10586019763change from food gathering to food producing (around 8000 BCE)Neolithic Agricultural Revolution24
10586036542Invented the plow and trained oxen to pull itAgricultural Revolution25
10586042545People started competing for land and water routesWhy did warfare begin ?26
10586049764The advances made by early farming communities led people to this new stage of development.Emergence of Civilization27
10586052946river valleysWhere were the earliest civilizations located ?28
10586056482The Nile river, the Tigris and Euphrates, the Indus, and the Huang HeWhat were the major river valley civilizations ?29
10586064959They depended on the farmers surplus of foodWhat did the early economy depend on ?30
10586070886skilled workersWhat are artisans?31
10586077195Government officials oversaw the collection and distribution of cropsRise of Cities32
10586085852Guard their territories and trade routesWhat were soldiers hired to do ?33
10586093529A kingWho led the early government ?34
10586097231Priest created writing in order to take a record of religious giftsWho first created writing ?35
10586100273They wrote myths, and how the world was formedWhat also did priests write about ?36
10586112132On 7 clay tabletsWhere did Sumerians write their myths ?37

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