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| culture | refers to a people's way of life, includes language, homes, family rituals, religion and food. |
| prehistory | the long period of time before people invented systems of writing |
| archeology | study of ways of life of early people through examination of their physical remains |
| artifacts | objects made by people |
| technology | skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs |
| geography | study of people, their environment and their resources |
| region | area with similar physical or cultural characteristics |
| nomads | people who move from place to place in search of food |
| paleolithic | "old stone age" |
| neolithic | "new stone age" |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| city-state | political unit that included a city and its surrounding lands and villages |
| cultural diffusion | spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another |
| empire | group of states or territories controlled by one ruler |
| anthropology | study of the origins and developement of human culture |
| civilization | level of development of a group |
| primary source | first hand information about people or events of the past-direct experience |
| secondary source | information about the past that is not based on direct experience |
| eight features of civilization | cities, well organized central government, complex religions, job specialization, social classes, arts and architecture, public works, writing |
| subsistence | producing barely enough for one's own needs |
| neolithic | herding of animals and the growing of crops were advances made during this time |
