Hunter-Gatherers
What is a hunter gatherer? (vocabulary term)
People who hunt wild animals and gather wild plants to eat.
What is a Nomad? (Vocabulary term)
People who moved from place to place.
What is domestication? (Pg. 26, Changing climate, P.2)
When people learned to raise plants and animals, making them useful to humans.
What is agriculture?
The practice of growing plants and rearing animals for food. (Vocabulary term)
What is a primary source? (vocabulary term)
Writing or records created by someone who witnessed or lived through a historical event.
On average, how people were in a group of hunter gatherers? (pg.24, Moving with the seasons, P2)
Around 30 people
Why were people forced to move from one place to another? (pg.24, Moving with the season, P.2)
Because the animal herds moved with the season.
What major change in the environment happened 14,000 years ago. (pg.26, Changing climate, P.1)
Earth grew warmer, and the ice sheets melted.
How is fertile soil beneficial to humans? (pg.28, Fertile river valley, P.3)
Fertile soile encourages the growth of crops and plants. This ultimately leads to more food which allows for an increase in population.
What is a secondary source? (Vocabulary term)
Writings, recordings, or objects created after an event by someone who did not see it or live during the time when it occurred.
How did humans live during the Paleolithic Age? (pg.24 Moving the seasons, P1)
A time in which humans lived as hunter gatherers.
Why did hunter gatherers travel light? (Pg. 24, Moving with the seasons, P.2)
They traveled light because they had to carry all their possession with them.
How did the change in climate impact hunter gatherers and the way they lived? (pg.26, Changing climate,P.2)
The warmer conditions proved to be perfect for the growth of grasses. In time, people learned to raise other plants and animals, making them useful to humans.
What region includes the fertile, flat floodplains along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers? (pg.28, Fertile River Valleys, P.3)
Fertile Crescent
What is oral history? (Pg.30, Researching and evaluating evidence, P.1
A recorded interview with a person whose experiences and momories have historial significance.
How did groups of hunter gatherers work together? (pg.24, P2)
Men hunted, often herding large animals. Women and children gathered fruits and nuts.
What offered the best protection from the worst winter weather? (pg.24, Moving with the seasons, P.3)
Caves
Where did hunter-gatherers groups decide to settle down? (Pg.27, Taming plants and animals, P.3)
Areas around estuaries
Which continents had the most cattle?
Africa
Primary source, 196 B.C.
How did the Iceman die? (Pg.25)
Crawled into a cave and died while being hidden by the snow.
How many sheep are in the photo? (pg.26-Pg.27)
45-55
What were some of the first plants and animals domesticated by humans? (name 2 plants and 2 animals) (pg.26, Taming plants and animals, P.1-P.2)
-Wheat
-Barley
-Cereal
-Dogs
-Sheep
-Goats
-Pigs
-Cattle
Why is the development of farming called the agricultural revolution? (Pg.28, Fertile River Valleys, P.1)
It was a great change that took place all over the world and transformed forever the way people lived.
Why do we study history? (Pg.31, Interpreting Evidence, P.2)
People interpret the same evidence in different ways. It's important to evaluate multiple sources.
Because historians may interpret the same evidence in different way.