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Streams of Civilization - Chapter 1

Vocabulary words from chapter 1 of Streams of Civilization, by Mary Stanton and Albert Hyma.

 

Chapter 1: How Did It All Begin?

 

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SequenceThe method of dating a civilization by studying its pottery is called __________ dating.
TropicalFossil remains of _________ plants have been found in arctic regions.
CatastrophismThe belief that the rocks on earth were changed by a worldwide catastrophe
OmnivorousEating both plants and animals
FloodEarly nations and tribes from all parts of the world have tales of a _________ at the beginning of their histories.
CircaA word that means "approximately" or "about"
PiltdownRemains of the _________ Man were treated to make them look older.
CreationistSomeone who believes that God made the world
VegetarianEating only vegetables
ThermodynamicsThe scientific law of decreasing order is known as the Second Law of ___________.
UniformitarianismThe belief that the rocks on earth have been slowly changed by a slow, uniform process over the ages.
WashingtonLocation of Mt. Saint Helens
EvolutionistSomeone who believes that living things were made through eons of slow changes, mutations, and natural selection
FaithBelief in either evolution or creation requires _______.
CarnivorousEating only meat
ScarabA signature seal used in Egypt
KingAncient historians carved _____ lists on stone prisms to record (and sometimes exaggerate) historical events.
CivilizedCreationists believe that man was __________ right from the start.
CarbonMany scientists are questioning the use of ______-14 dating, especially for very old remains.
LinksSome people believe that cave men were "missing _____" between apes and modern men.
DinosaursPictographs of these animals have been discovered on walls of canyons and caves.
ArtifactAny simple object showing a person's workmanship
DaysThe eruption of Mt. Saint Helens provided proof that complicated geological formations could be formed in _______ instead of millions of years.
MutationA change in a living organism



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