WHI Unit 1 Vocab

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Paleolithic

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Old Stone Age; first known period of human history; began 2.5 million years ago

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Nomadic

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Moving from place to place

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Neolithic

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New Stone Age; beginning of agriculture and human settlements; began around 12,000 years ago

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Technology

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Use of knowledge to invent new devices or tools

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Settlement

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A place where people live

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Prehistory

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Period before written history

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Artifact

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An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest

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Carbon Dating

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Process used to determine the age of physical items or remains

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Metal Ages

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Copper Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age

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Copper Age

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~3200-2300 BCE (items made of copper)