Prehistory and Early Human Societies

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Prehistory

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The time period before written records

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Technology

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The application of science and engineering to create tools that improve quality of life

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Paleolithic Era

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Old Stone Age, which occurred circa 2.6 million years-10,000 years ago

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Neolithic Era

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New Stone Age, which occurred circa 10,000 years ago and is most associated with the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture

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Society

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A group of people living together within a community

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Hunter-Gatherers

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People who hunt animals and gather wild plants to acquire food

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Nomads

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People without a permanent home, either individually or as a community, who move from place to place

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Migration

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Movement from one location to another in order to establish a new permanent settlement

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Domestication

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Planting foods and breeding animals that are useful for humans

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Irrigation

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A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.