Questions
What is prehistory?
The time before the invention of writing
Common Era
What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
What does BC stand for?
Before Christ
What did men do during the Paleolithic Era?
Hunt
What did women do during the Paleolithic Era?
Gather food and raise kids
During what time period were tools made out of Stone?
The Stone Age
What kind of tools do archaeologists use?
Trowels, brushes, ladders, axes
What does nomadic mean?
Moving from place to place following your food source
What does sedentary mean?
Staying in one place
What does AD stand for IN LATIN?
Anno Domini
When did farming start?
Why was the invention of writing so important?
So people could keep records.
Give me an example of a natural defense.
Mountain, River, Ocean, Desert
What are the differences between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras?
P - Hunting/gathering, Old Stone Age, Nomadic
N - Farming, New Stone Age, sedentary
What are objects used by archaeologists to study the past called?
Artifacts
What is a primary source?
Something that was written or comes from the time it refers to
What is a secondary source?
Something that was written by someone after the time or event happened.
Archaeology
What does it mean to be self-sufficient?
You are fully independent, you don't rely on anyone else for any resources
What refers to things that people made which tells us about the styles, materials, and technology that they used?
What is important for sustaining a sedentary civilization in case of shortages?
Food surplus
What is the chronological comparison of soil layers called?
Stratigraphy
Why did prehistoric people domesticate animals?
To help them with work and to give them food
What is the comparison of artifacts in the same layer called?
Seriation