| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Prehistory | before history was written down, before people developed systems of written language |
| Archaeology | the scientific study of people from the past by looking at things they left behind (artifacts) |
| Ancient | really really really old |
| Artifacts | objects made by people long ago |
| Hunters and Gatherers | people who move around following wild animals to hunt and wild plants to eat |
| Historians | people who study, write and record history |
| Migrated | Moved from one place to another |
| Ice Age | A period of time when glaciers covered great stretches of land! |
| Glacier | Giant sheet of ice |
| Stone Age | A period of time when humans primarily relied upon stone tools |
| Primarily | Mainly, mostly, firstly |
| Old Stone Age | The early, longest period of the Stone Age, when little progress was made in human development |
| Progress | growth, gain |
| New Stone Age | The late period of the Stone Age, when humans made great improvements in technology |
| Period | length of time |
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