Understanding Historians

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historian

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A person who studies and writes about the human past

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archaeologist

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Scientist who hunts for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might once have been

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anthropologist

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Scientist who studies how humans developed and how they related to one another

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artifact

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Weapons, tools, and other things made by humans

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fossil

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Traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock

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language

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Important advancement that helped people share knowledge

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fire

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Important development during paleolithic times that helped humans stay warm, preserve food, and survive the Ice Ages

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nomads

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People who regularly move from place to place

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domesticate

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Taming animals and plants for human use

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specialization

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The development of different kinds of jobs