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Paleolithic period
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Era that some scientists claim lasted from 2 million BC to 10,000 BC (also called Old Stone Age)
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Pictographs
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An early step in the devopment of writing
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Technology
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The skills and tools that people use to meet their basic needs
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Jericho
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An early Neolithic village in modern-day Israel
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Polytheistic
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Believing in more than one god
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Anthropology
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The study of the origins and development of humans and human society
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Neolithic period
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The era that some scientists claim lasted from 10,00 BC to the development of writing (also called New Stone Age)
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Animism
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The belief that spirits and forces exist within animals, objects, and dreams
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Donald Johanson
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Discovered enough of a skeleton to provide a good look at an early hominid
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Mary and Louis Leakey
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Discovered evidence at Olduvai Gorge that indicates that early hominids could used tools
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Delta
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Marshy area formed by silt deposits at the mouth of some rivers
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Zoroaster
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Religious figure who introduced the idea of a single wise god to the Persian empire
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Rosetta Stone
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The key to unlocking the meaning of ancient Egyptian writing and language
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Cuneiform
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Form of writing composed of wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets
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Diaspora
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The scattering of Jews across different parts of the world
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