Early Man Vocabulary

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A human made object especially from long ago.

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artifact

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The kind of weather a place has over a long period of time.

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climate

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Domesticated animals, such as cattle, sheep, and pigs, that provide a resource.

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livestock

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A society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing, and centers of learning.

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civilization

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A scientist who locates and studies the things left behind by people long ago.

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archaeologist

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A time period when vast glaciers reshaped the land and caused changes in climate.

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ice age

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The remains of living things that have been preserved by being changed into minerals over time.

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fossil

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Movement of people from one place to another.

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migration

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The STUDY of the past based on what people left behind.

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archaeology

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Humans and their early ancestors.

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