What do the settlements of people in Neolithic and Paleolithic Ages have in common?
Both lived near fresh water and the roles of men and women were similar
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What was the most important discovery during Paleolithic times?
Fire
100
What is metallurgy?
It is the melting of metal
100
Name 3 ways domesticating animals impacted the Neolithic Age
1. People could stay in one place
2. Constant and safe food supply
3. Transportation, work, and trade
200
What does A.D. stand for?
anno domini - in the year of the lord
200
What were the different roles of men and women during the Paleolithic times?
Women had to take care of family and gather berries
Men were mostly hunters
200
How did people use fire for warmth?
so they could stay in colder climates
200
What did metallurgy help with?
It helped to make tools stronger and more durable
200
Name 3 ways domesticating plants impacted the Neolithic Age.
1. people could stay in one place
2. constant and safe food supply
3. could trade for extra food
300
What happened first the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 or America declaring Independence in 1776?
America declaring Independence
300
Where did Paleolithic and Neolithic live?
Paleolithic lived in tents temporarily and had to be mostly warm climate. Neolithic lived in small mud brick homes and could be in a colder climate
300
How did people use fire for light?
so they could work and/or move after dark
300
How did metallurgy help with weapons?
It helped make spears, knives, and axes
300
How did domestication have to do with communities?
villages and eventually towns were created
400
Put the following dates in order from earliest to latest...
4231 B.C., 4235 B.C., 4231 A.D., 4235 A.D.
4235 B.C., 4231 B.C., 4231 A.D., 4235 A.D.
400
What was different about Paleolithic and Neolithic food?
Paleolithic hunted and gathered food and had to move to keep a food supply. Neolithic used domestication to create safe food in their environment.
400
How did the people use fire for cooking?
so they didn't have to eat raw food and they can preserve food so it lasted longer
400
How did metallurgy help with tools?
Able to make shovel and hammer
400
What did domestication have to do with specialization?
they could split up the jobs and men could focus on one thing
500
What does B.C.E. stand for?
Before Common Era
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What was different between Paleolithic and Neolithic technology?
Paleolithic tools were made of stone, wood, and animals. Neolithic tools were made from metals in addition to stone, wood, and animals. Their tools lasted longer
500
How did people use fire for protection?
so they could scare away animals.
500
How did metallurgy help with cooking utensils?
Helped to make pots and pans
500
Why did the start of domestication come to be known as the Farming Revolution?
People no longer had to be nomadic and farming led to a food surplus.