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Emerging Civilizations

Emerging Civilizations. Vocabulary. Archeology. http://www.utexas.edu/features/2005/archeology/index.html. Anthropology. The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.

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Emerging Civilizations

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  1. Emerging Civilizations Vocabulary

  2. Archeology http://www.utexas.edu/features/2005/archeology/index.html

  3. Anthropology • The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. http://anthropology.net/2006/07/22/evolution-of-women-in-anthropology/

  4. Limited Evidence

  5. Paleolithic is a prehistoric era distinguished by the development of the first stone tools, and covers roughly 99% of human technological history

  6. Hominid any of a family (Hominidae) of erect bipedal primate mammals comprising recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms

  7. Cro-Magnon An early form of modern human (Homo sapiens) inhabiting Europe in the late Paleolithic Period and characterized by a broad face and tall stature. It is known from skeletal remains first found in the Cro-Magnon cave in southern France.

  8. Neanderthal An extinct human species or subspecies living during the late Pleistocene Epoch throughout most of Europe and parts of Asia and northern Africa and associated with Middle Paleolithic tools.

  9. Hunter-gatherer A member of a people subsisting in the wild on food obtained by hunting and foraging. Nomad A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.

  10. Domestication - to adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans

  11. Irrigate - to supply (as land or crops) with water by artificial means

  12. Monsoons - the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall

  13. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

  14. Civilization An advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions. Cuneiform

  15. Social Classes Structured Society by rank, socio – economic groups or hierarchy

  16. Specialization Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment. This is what I do …..

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