Stone Age
Why do we call the Stone Age the Stone Age?
Most tools were made of stone.
Which country built a great empire and created many new things during the Bronze Age?
Egypt
What did the Egyptians use their pyramids for?
To bury their dead
What special treat would we not have today if not for the Mayans discovering how to make it from the seeds they got out of a fruit from a tree?
Chocolate
How many eras make up the Stone Age?
3
What was one of the large animals that the people of the stone age hunted for food, clothing, shelter and tools?
Hint: It looks a lot like an elephant
Wooly Mammoth
What two metals are melted and mixed together to make bronze?
copper and tin
What did the Egyptians call their Leader?
Pharaoh
In what country did the Mayans live?
Mexico
What is the word for people who move from place to place a lot?
Nomad
What major invention was created during the Neolithic era
Wheel
What is another name for The Bronze Age?
The Pharaonic Age
What did the Egyptians call the symbols that they used for writing words and ideas?
Hieroglyphics
Name one thing that the Mayans created, discovered or invented
Calendar
Number system
The number 0
Chocolate
What was the discovery that helped early man see, cook his food, stay warm and keep animals away?
Fire
What is the first era of the Stone Age?
Paleolithic
Why were people able to live in one place for a long time during the Bronze Age?
Hint: What had they gotten really good at?
They had gotten really good at farming and no longer had to chase their food.
What were the Egyptian pyramids made out of?
Stone
What caused the decline of the Mayan population in the 1500s?
The Spanish brought sickness with them.
Name one thing that people used animals for during the Stone Age.
Food
Clothing
Shelter
There is a large, stone structure in England that was created during the stone age. What is it called?
Stonehenge
On what continent is Egypt?
Africa
Why were the pyramids very special to the Egyptians?
That's where they buried their dead.
How many symbols were in the Mayan Hieroglyphs?
Over 800
When did prehistory stop and history begin?
A) When the ice age ended
B) When people crossed the land bridge into North America
C) When history began to be written down
C) When history began to be written down