Facts Flashcard 1-25

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______________is a way of life, ideas, customs, and skills of a group that are passed along through generations.

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Culture

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As the _____________ evolved, letter shapes gradually changed into a very flexible writing system that resembles the one we use today.

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alphabet

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_____________________ is stories, myths, and legends that are passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation.

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Oral tradition

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__________________are human-made objects (tools, jewelry, toys, and coins) that teach about the customs and beliefs of people of the past.

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Artifacts

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Stone Age hunter-gatherers were ___________; they moved from place to place gathering food with the seasons.

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nomads

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A ________________is a society that has cities, a well organized government, and workers with specialized job skills.

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civilization

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_________________________ is the transfer of ideas or customs from one culture to another.

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Cultural borrowing

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Early civilizations developed near___________________ which provided food, water, transportation, trade, and irrigation.

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river systems

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____________________ is history that took place before the development of writing.

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Prehistory

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Scientists debate whether Homo sapiens began a large _______________to other regions of the world or independently evolved over time.

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migration