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1 Social Studies Grade 6 Ch. 1 “Digging Up the Past”
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2 Lesson 1

3 Beringia A prehistoric “land bridge”
that once connected Asia with North America

4 Prehistory The long period of time before people developed systems
of writing and written language

5 Archaeolgy The study of past cultures through the things that remain
such as buildings, tools, or pottery

6 Archaeologist A scientist who uncovers evidence, or proof,
from the past

7 Artifact An object made by people long ago

8 Migrate To move from one place to another

9 Glacier A huge ice sheet

10 Ice Age A period of time when glaciers covered great stretches of land

11 Fossil The bone of a long dead human or animal. Plants may also become fossilized.

12 Lesson 2

13 Technology The way in which humans produce the items they use

14 DOMESTICATE To tame

15 Harvest To gather

16 Excation Site (or excavate)
A site where archaeologists uncover artifacts

17 The raising of plants and animals
Agriculture The raising of plants and animals for human use

18 is stored in these buildings.)
Surplus An Extra Supply (Extra grain is stored in these buildings.)

19 Nomad A person who travels from place to place without a
permanent home

20 Social Division/ Specialization
A group that does a certain type of work

21 Climate The average weather conditions of a place over a long
span of time

22 Carbon Dating A method of estimating the age of something after
it has died

23 Stone Age The period of time when humans relied primarily
on stone tools

24 Old STone Age (Paleolithic)
The early, longer period of the stone age when little progress was made

25 New Stone Age (Neolithic)
The late period of the Stone Age when humans made great improvements in technology

26 Lesson 3

27 Culture The way in which individuals and groups
react with their environment, including their technology, customs, beliefs, and art

28 The study of how people have lived and developed in a cultural group.
Anthropology The study of how people have lived and developed in a cultural group.

29 Anthropologist A person who studies how people have developed
and live in cultural groups

30 Landform A natural feature of Earth’s surface
such as a valley, plain, hill, or mountain

31 Geography The study of the relationship between
physical features, climate, and people

32 Diverse Different

33 A group of people who have a complex and organized society
Civilization A group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture


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