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Humans crossed this bridge to North America and spread to South America very quickly.  \n| The ice age ended about 10,000 years ago (8000 BCE), leaving humans living all over the world.\u003Cbr>• The ice bridge between Siberia and Alaska melted, leaving humans in the Americas separated from the rest of the world. | |\n| --- | --- |\n\nTemperatures increased, creating a longer growing season. The ice receded, making the land drier and better for growing plants. During the ice age, a lot of large game was hunted to extinction (like wholly mammoths) . The invention of farming allowed people to maintain a steady food supply.  \nNeolithic Village: Skara Brae in Scotland  \nAgriculture around the World  \nAfrica (Nile River Valley)  \n5000 BCE  \nWheat, barley  \nCentral America and Mexico  \n5000 BCE  \nBeans, corn, squash  \nChina  \n6000 BCE-Millet  \n5000 BCE-Rice  \nIndia (Indus River Valley)  \n5000 BCE  \nCotton  \nIraq  \n(Mesopotamia-Fertile Crescent)  \n5000 BCE  \nWheat, barley  \nPeru  \n3000 BCE  \nTomatoes, potatoes","cbCaiaV6ZMn1l5Pf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaV6ZMn1l5Pf","pdf",771326,14,"English","# Scientists Who Study Prehistory\n# What Is Prehistory?\n# What is the Stone Age?\n# Prehistoric Stone Tools\n# The Stone Age\n## Old Stone Age\n## New Stone Age\n# The Last Ice Age\n# Neolithic Village: Skara Brae in Scotland\n# Agriculture around the World","[{\"question\":\"What is prehistory and how does it relate to written records?\",\"answer\":\"Prehistory covers everything that happened before written records. 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