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Ch 3 Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolutio ...

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  • Paleolithic
    relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age
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  • nomads
    people who move from place to place as a group to find food for themselves
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  • technology
    an ability gained by the practical use of knowledge
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  • systemic agriculture
    the organized growing of food on a regular schedule
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  • flint stone
    A stone used in weapons and tools
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  • construct
    to build by putting parts together
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  • Woolly Mammoth
    a large, hairy, extinct animal related to modern day elephants
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  • Ice Age
    a time when glaciers covered much of the land
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  • domesticate
    to adapt an animal to living with humans for the advantage of humans
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  • Neolithic Age
    relating to the latest period of the Stone Age
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  • systematic agriculture
    the organized growing of food on a regular schedule
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  • economy
    the system of economic life in an area or country; deals with the making, buying, and selling of goods or services
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  • shrine
    a place where people worship
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  • specialization
    the act of training for a particular job
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  • clan
    group of families with a common ancestor
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  • River Valley Civilizations
    a type of civilization that developed near or around a major river--China, India, Egypt, and Mesopotamia
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