a person who moves from place to place
What is nomad
In the words prehistoric and prehistory, the word part "pre" means
What is before
why did early people form bands/tribes during the paleolithic age?
for safety, and to live and work together to meet their basic needs.
weapons and tools made by humans of the past
What natural resources were used to make weapons during the paleolithic age?
stone, rock, animal bones
What is technology
tools and methods to help preform task or make life easier.
A period of extreme cold
What is Ice Age
Give 3 advantages to fire
settled life
specialization
trading
What happened first?
A. Humans discovered fire
B. invented writing
C. discovered farming
D. made tools from metal
A. Humans discovered fire
The period of time in the past before writing was invented is called
What is prehistory
This is the place where new ideas first began
What is a cultural Hearth.
What two words does Neolithic mean in Greek?
New Stone
What did the discovery of farming help people do for the first time?
Stay in one place
Having more food than you need is called having a
Surplus
Archeologists discovered a 3.2 million year old skeleton that they named
Otzi
During the Paleolithic time tools were made from ___________ and during the Neolithic times they made tools from ________________
Stone & Stone
Sharing ideas and goods between groups of people is called
What is Cultural Diffusion?
During the New Stone Age, what did farming settlements need in order to develop into cities?
What is a dependable source of water
Give 5 reasons why learning to tame fire was so important
it gave them light, warmth, protection, cooked food & over it helped them live longer.
In the New Stone Age, for the first time, people began what kind of revolution?
Agricultural
What word means "being able to use your unique talents and abilities to do a job you are good at"?
Specialization