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Chapter One
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History
9th Grade
09/19/2010

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prehistory
Definition
period of time before written records were kept
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archaeolgist
Definition
scientist who finds and analyzes remains of early people
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artifact
Definition
object made by human beings: tools, weapons, pottery, jewelry, etc...
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anthropology
Definition
the study of humans and the societies they create
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technology
Definition
skills and tools people create to meet their basic needs
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historian
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one who studies how people lived in the past
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geography
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the study of people, their environment and the resources available to them
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latitude
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measure of the distance north or south of the equator
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longitude
Definition
the measure of distance east or west of the Prime Meridian ( an imaginary line that runs north to south through Greenwich, England
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nomad
Definition
one who travels from place to place following game animals and ripening fruit
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glacier
Definition
thick sheets of ice spread across parts of Asia, Europe and North America
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bureaucracy
Definition
a system of managing government through department run by appointed officials
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polytheistic
Definition
a belief in many gods
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artisan
Definition
a skilled craftsman
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pictogram
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simple drawing to show words represented
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scribe
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one who could read and write
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city-state
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a political unit that included a city and its surrounding lands and villages
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empire
Definition
a group of states or territories controlled by one ruller
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steppe
Definition
less fertile land on sparse, dry grassland
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cultural diffusion
Definition
the spread of ideas, customs and technolgies from one culture to another
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