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prehistory
The history of human culture prior to written records
hominid
Any primate of the family Hominidae. All the great apes (Humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans).
ancestor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
tool
A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
Paleolithic era
Paleolithic Era (pay-lee-uh-LI-thik) the fi rst part of the Stone Age; when people fi rst used stone tools
Society
A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
Hunter gatherers
Hunter-gatherers people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive
Migrate
To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
Ice age
Any of several cold periods in the history of the earth marked by episodes of extensive glaciation alternating with episodes of relative warmth
Land bridge
in biogeographyan isthmus or other land connection between what at other times are separate land masses
Mesolithic era
Mesolithic Era the middle part of the Stone Age; marked by the creation of smaller and more complex tools
neolithic era
Neolithic Era the New Stone Age; when people learned to make fi re and tools such as saws and drills
domestication
The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals.
Agriculture
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock; tillage; husbandry; farming.
megalith
A construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size.