Early man
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 history | The study of past. |
| Culture | the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people. |
| Archaeology | the study of the past based on what people left behind. |
| Fossil | a part or imprint of something that was once alive. |
| artifacts | objects created by and used by humans. |
| a primary source | a account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event. |
| a secondary source | information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witnessed an event. |
| geography | the study of the earth. |
| landforms | the natural features of the land's surface. |
| climate | the pattern of the weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time. |
| environment | all the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area. |
| region | an area with one or more features. |
| resources | materials found in the earth. |
| prehistory | the time before writing. |
| hominid | an early ancestor of humans. |
| ancestor | a relative who lived in the past. |
| tool | a hand held object that was made to help a person. |
| paleolithic | the first part of the stone age. |
| era | old stone age. |
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