Paleolithic
What is the primary lifestyle of Paleolithic humans?
What is Hunter-gatherer?
What major environmental change marked the transition from the Paleolithic to Mesolithic era?
What is the end of the last Ice Age?
What does the term "Neolithic Revolution" refer to?
What is the transition from hunting-gathering to agriculture?
What is the definition of prehistory?
What is the period of human history before written records?
the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm
What is domestication?
What material did Paleolithic humans primarily use for tools?
What is Stone?
Identify the key characteristic of Mesolithic settlements.
What is semi-permanent structures or seasonal camps?
Name one domesticated animal from the Neolithic era.
What is dogs or sheep?
preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
What is a fossil?
scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans.
What is Anthropology?
Name one major art form that developed during the Paleolithic era.
What is Cave Paintings?
Explain how Mesolithic people adapted their hunting strategies?
What is they began to use more specialized tools and techniques for different types of game?
How did agriculture change the social structure of Neolithic communities?
What is it led to more complex societies with social hierarchies and specialized roles?
What are the three main periods of prehistory?
What is the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic?
the study of human history through the analysis of material remains, such as artifacts, architecture, and biofacts
What is Archaeology?
What significant development occurred during the Paleolithic period regarding human society?
What is Development of language?
What role did the development of fishing technologies play during the Mesolithic?
What is it allowed for a more diverse diet and supported larger populations?
Describe one major technological advancement of the Neolithic period.
What is a plow?
Describe a major characteristic of prehistoric art.
What is it often depicted animals and human figures, often in cave settings?
the deliberate planting and growing of crops and raising of animals for the purpose of consumption
What is Systematic Agriculture?
What is the significance of the "Out of Africa" theory in relation to Paleolithic humans?
What is It suggests that modern humans originated in Africa and migrated to other parts of the world?
What was the impact of the Mesolithic era on human diets?
What is it led to a more varied diet that included fish, wild grains, and other plant foods?
Explain the significance of the development of pottery during the Neolithic era.
What is pottery allowed for the storage and cooking of food, which supported settled agricultural lifestyles?
Explain the significance of oral traditions in prehistory.
What is they served to pass down knowledge and culture before the advent of writing?
What is a hominoid?