The Paleolithic age:
What were paleolithic people known by and what did they do?
They were known by the term nomadic, which they traveled from place to place to survive in bands of small groups of 20-30.
What was cold climates like for the paleolithic people?
The created shelters from ice and snow and had more clothes to wear.
What is an Ice Age?
An ice age is a long periods of extreme cold that affected all of Earth which had major environmental disturbances.
How did land-bridges affect Paleolithic people?
They crossed land bridges for migration to the Americas from Africa.
What were the Palelolithic people's main activity?
Their main activity was hunting and gathering. The gathered wild nuts, berries, grains, etc. They hunted bison, deer, fish, small animals, depending on where they lived.
What was wramer climates like for the Palelithic people?
They had little clothing due to the warmth of the sun, and had little shelters. The either lived in caves, or huts. They lived in caves and huts to protect themselves from attacks from larger animals.
What changes were made?
The water level of ocean lowered which exposed land bridges. The paleolithic people could migrate easier do to land bridges to travel to the Americas.
What methods did the Paleolithic people use to make food?
They fished with hooks, drived animals of cliffs, created traps, used spears to hunt large game, and gathered food such as grains, nuts and berries.
What were the jobs of women and men?
woman stayed at camp, taught children and looked after them, gathered, and caught small animals in traps. Men on the other hand, hunted, searched, learned, created tools, used weapons and clubs, and used traps. Together they both increased the population, health and group survival.
What was fire used for?
It was used for protection, light during darker times, warmth, and to cook food.
How did the Ice Age affect humans?
They adapted by changing their diets, with enrichment such as more fat, they built sturdier shelters, created warmer clothes, and used fore for warmth.
How did fore help people survive?
They used fire as light, warmth on cold days or in the Ice Age, for protection against large animals, and to cook food.
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How did the Paleolithic people express themselves?
They expressed themselves with oral language but before physical expressions. They expressed themselves with art: they painted in caves with crushed rock and animal fat. They did this for group history, records, and to wish hunters good luck. But it is still unsure.
How long was the Ice Age?
It lasted threw 90,000 yrs and ended around 9000-8000 BCE.
How did the climate affect how shelters were constructed?
It affected them since the harsh environment was extreme, they had to build sturdier and more sustainable shelters that could withstand harsh climates.
why was new inventions a major breakthrough?
They were able to protect themselves, make hunting even easier and more. Since they were more advanced, their minds grew to reasoning more and more so they could migrate and they adapted to have better observation.
How did the Ice Age affect were people settled in the Americas?
It exposed land bridges, which helped the Paleolithic people create easier migration to the Americas.