Archaeology
The study of past human societies through physical remains and evidence.
What is archaeology?
A period of human history when stone was an important material for making tools.
What does the word “Stone Age” refer to?
What does Paleolithic mean?
Old Stone Age
What does neolithic mean?
New Stone Age.
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An object made or used by humans in the past
What is an artifact?
What material did early humans commonly use to make tools?
Stone
How did most Paleolithic people get their food?
Hunting animals and gathering wild plants/foods
What major change allowed Neolithic people to settle in one place?
Agriculture / Farming
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They provide evidence about how people lived, worked, traveled, ate, and interacted.
Why are artifacts important to archaeologists?
What are the two major periods of the Stone Age?
Paleolithic and Neolithic.
Why were Paleolithic people often nomadic?
They had to move to find food and follow animal herds or seasonal resources.
What is domestication?
The process of changing wild plants and animals so humans could grow, raise, and control them.
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An archaeologist discovers pottery, animal bones, and stone tools at a site. What could these objects tell us about the people who lived there?
Answers could include what people ate, what tools they used, how they lived, what animals were present, whether they made pottery, etc.
Explain one major difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods
Paleolithic = mostly hunter-gatherers/nomadic; Neolithic = agriculture, domestication, and permanent settlements.
How did the environment influence where Paleolithic people lived?
Climate, water, food sources, animals, vegetation, and shelter all influenced where they lived.
Why did agriculture lead to larger and more complex communities?
Farming produced more reliable food supplies, allowing people to settle, populations to grow, and communities to specialize in different jobs
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"... Never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best!"