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| primary source | original resource such as a newspaper, interview, television report |
| secondary source | an account or summary of a historical event not based on direct observation |
| history | The study of past events, particularly in human affairs |
| civilization | The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced |
| cultural diffusion | The movement of customs and ideas from one culture to another. |
| documents | A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record |
| epigraphs | an inscription, especially one on a building etc; a literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book etc |
| periodization | the attempt to categorize or divide time into named blocks. |
| epics | a long poem, usually from oral tradition that tells of deeds or adventures of heroic or legendary figures |
| graphics | visual presentations on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, computer screen, paper, or stone to brand, inform, illustrate, or entertain. |
| literature | Written works, esp. those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit |
| oral history | -Evidence taken from the spoken words of people who have knowledge of past events and traditions. |
| antrhopology | the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings |
| artifacts | An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest |
| economics | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
| geography | study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation |
| political science | The branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior |
| sociology | The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society |
| agriculture | The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products |
| Cro-Magnon | an early group of Homo sapiens (the species to which we belong) that lived about 40,000 years ago in what is now Europe. |
| domestication | is the process whereby a population of animals or plants, through a process of selection, becomes accustomed to human provision and control. |
| Homo-sapiens | The primate species to which modern humans belong; hunting and gathering |
| Ice Age | geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. |
| Migration | physical movement by humans from one district to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. ... |
| Neanderthal | An extinct species of human that was widely distributed in ice-age Europe between c.120,000–35,000 years ago, with a receding forehead and prominent brow ridges |
| Stone Age | A prehistoric period when weapons and tools were made of stone or of organic materials such as bone, wood, or horn |
| command economy | An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government |
| family | A group of people related to one another by blood or marriage |
| government | The system by which a nation, state, or community is governed |
| interdependence | a relationship in which things depend on one another for survival. |
| market economy | An economy in which goods and services are exchanged in a free market, as opposed to a state-controlled or socialist economy; a capitalistic economy |
| surplus | More than what is needed or used; excess |
| traditional economy | An economy based on subsistence farming or providing the bare essentials |
| archaeology | The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains |
| hunting and gathering | means of obtaining basic needs by humans before the domestication of plants and animals. Usually in small bands or groups |
