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History
5th Grade
10/18/2010

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History
Definition
written and other recorded events of people
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Prehistory
Definition
time before writing was invented
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Archaeologist
Definition
a scientist who examines objects to learn about human past
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Oral traditions
Definition
stories passed down by word of the mouth
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Geography
Definition
the study of the Earth's surface and the processes that shape it
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Stone Age
Definition
a period of time durng which early humans made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of human culture
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Nomad
Definition
a person who has no settled home
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Fertile
Definition
rich in the substances plants need to grow well; describes soil and land
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Domesticate
Definition
to adapt wild plants for human use; tame wild plants and breed them for human use
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Irrigation
Definition
supplying land with water through a network of canals
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Surplus
Definition
more than is needed
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Artisan
Definition
a worker who is ecspecially skilled at crafting items by hand
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Civilization
Definition
a socity with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes
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Social class
Definition
a group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living
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Scribe
Definition
a professional writer
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Fertile Crescent
Definition
a region in Southwest Asia; site if first civiizations
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Polytheism
Definition
the belief in many gods
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Myth
Definition
a traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains people's beliefs
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