Vocabulary
Paleolithic Time
The Bronze Age
Neolithic Times
Ancient Civilizations
100

A kind of government run by a king of queen.  

What is a monarchy? 

100
Paleolithic camps were usually located next to these natural landforms.  

What are bodies of water. 

100

The Bronze Age followed this age. 

What is the Stone Age.

100

The prefix neo means this.  

What is new. 

100

Long periods of extreme cold that affected all the earth is called this.  

What is Ice Age. 

200

People who regularly move from place to place in order to survive. 

What is a nomad? 

200

This term, meaning tools and methods to perform tasks, was first used by Paleolithic people. 

What is technology. 

200

Bronze is created by mixing copper and this other element.  

What is tin.  

200

Neolithic people entered their homes by entering a door on this housing feature.  

What is a roof.  

200

Ancient cave paintings featured mostly these.  

What are animals. 

300

Growing food on a regular basis, particularly different kinds of food at different times of the year.  

Systematic agriculture (or systematic farming)

300

Early Paleolithic people made devices from a hard stone;  when this hard stone, called ---, is hit with another stone, it flakes into sharp pieces.  These sharp pieces allowed the Paleolithic people to cut things.  

What is flint. 

300

During the Bronze Age (and many other eras), the King claimed that his power was backed by this (these).  

What is/are gods and goddesses.  

300

Some historians consider this "era" the most important in human history as the population began to flourish because of it.  

What is the agriculture revolution (systematic agriculture will work here too)

300

Those who crossed over from Asia to North America used this two-word feature to make the passage.  

What is a land bridge. 

400

Holy places, usually decorated with icons of gods and goddesses.  

What are shrines? 

400

The Greek word paleolithic actually means this three-word answer.  

What is OLD STONE AGE

400

Four of the greatest river valley communities during the Bronze Age included China, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and this country.  

What is India. 

400

In 1879, a young girl  found found cave paintings in this country.  

What is France.  

400

At the beginning of the Neolithic Age, people began to tame animals for their own use.  The name of this process is ---

What is domestication.  

500

Men and women of the Neolithic Age tried ---, which means training for a particular type of job.  

specialization 

500

When struck against a rock, this certain stone called--- (2 words) would produce sparks that could then ignite dry grass or leaves to start a fire.  

What is iron pyrite. 

500

Which class did Bronze Age warriors belong to?  

What is the upper class.  (Similar answers will be taken.)
500

This ancient community was well established in 8000 B.C.  Extending across several acres, the community of sun-dried brick houses was surrounded by thick walls.  

What is Jericho. 

500

In these early civilizations, men and women were constantly trying to make tools more effective.  In fact, the book tells us that the --- was invented and used for making fishing nets, baskets, and clothing.  

What is the needle. 

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