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person who explores places where people once lived, worked, or fought |
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What does an archeologist do |
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studyies through the use of artifacts or items people have made |
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an account of an event that is created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event |
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an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest |
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poeple who study the past |
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what were the first tools invented used for |
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why did hunters and gatherer societies move to new areas |
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they needed protection from weather and elements |
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where were the first humans believed to have migrated from |
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what does latitude measure |
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distance north and south of the equator |
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what does longitude measure |
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distance east and west of the equator |
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what does longitude measure |
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the distance east and west of the prime meridian |
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why did people learn to make clothes and build shelters |
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more protection to survive in cold areas |
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describe early hunter gatherer society |
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nomads, move around often, search for food |
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What physical feature was important for early settlments |
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strip of land connecting two continents |
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why did poeple stop using the land bridge |
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what did the hunters and gatherers use animals for |
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many places around the world began to experience long periods of freezing weather |
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what did the ice age force people to do |
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caused people to migrate and move to new places |
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What was important about the New Stone Age |
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people learned how to polish stones, make fire, and produce food |
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when agriculture was developed what did that do for poeple |
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allowed them to stay in one place, grown their own food |
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process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful for humans |
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things that can be domesticated |
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plants, animals, dog, cat, anything farmed |
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What are some bad things about domestication |
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farming is not guaranteed it is dependent on the climate and weather of the area, farmland also has to be protected from people and animals stealing your food |
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what are some good things about domestication |
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hunters didnt need to follow wild animals once they learned how to keep and use animals, large animals used to help with farming |
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lines of latitude or parallels run |
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