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Prehistory

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hunting and gathering
People who lived in the wild, built their own shelters, tools, weapons, & made their own clothes. They ate fruits, roots, leaves, nuts, & meat
irrigation
supplying land with water through a network of canals
civilization
A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes
domesticate
To adapt wild plants for human use, tame wild animals, or plants for human use
archaeologist
A scientist who examines objects to learn about human past
oral tradition
Stories passed down by word of mouth
prehistory
Time before writing was invented
nomad
Person who has no settled home
Stone Age
The earliest known period of human culture
river valley
A lowland among mountains having a river source
social class
A group of people with similiar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living
surplus
More than is needed

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