Paleolithic Age
What is the term used for the earliest period of human history?
What major change occurred during the Neolithic Age?
Agriculture
What is an artifact?
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
The spread of farming and domestication of animals
What is trade?
The exchange of goods for other goods.
Name one tool that early humans in the Paleolithic Age used.
Stone axes, spears, animal skins
Name one agricultural product that was first cultivated during the Neolithic Age.
Crops, domesticated animals, baskets, pottery
Why is it important to analyze sources in archaeology?
To study how old something is, or see what it can teach us about the past
Name one impact of the Agricultural Revolution on human societies.
Domestication of animals, stable food source, permanent settlements, specialization of jobs, trade
Why was trade important for early human settlements?
Settlements were able to gain resources they couldn't otherwise get. Trade helped to spread goods, ideas, and cultures. Trade promoted peace between settlements.
What type of lifestyle did people lead during the Paleolithic Age?
Nomadic Hunter/Gatherers
How did the Neolithic Age differ from the Paleolithic Age in terms of living conditions?
Farming, permanent settlements, domesticated animals
What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?
Primary source is direct from the time period, first hand info
Secondary source is indirect from the past, a second hand info
How did the Agricultural Revolution lead to the growth of population?
Surplus of food, growth of permanent settlements, stable food supply to feed more people
What types of goods were commonly traded in early societies?
Food, obsidian, flint, resources
How did early humans communicate before written language?
Signs, symbols, gestures, early spoken language
What is the significance of the first human settlements during the Neolithic Age?
Shows human development, know where people settled, why they settled, the geography of early settlements
Provide an example of a primary source related to early human history.
Artifact, fossil, tools
What role did domestication of animals play in the Agricultural Revolution?
Domesticating cattle, pigs, chickens and other animals created a stable food source as well as help to work fields and crops, domesticating wolves into dogs aided with hunting and companionship.
How did trade contribute to cultural exchange among early settlements?
Cultures spread through contact with other settlements, as well as ideas and beliefs.
Bonus points if you used the words CULTURAL DIFFUSION!
What is one important discovery made by archaeologists studying the Paleolithic Age?
Stone tools, fossils, huts, cave paintings
Describe one way that daily life changed for people during the Neolithic Age.
Permanent settlements, agriculture
Name one example of a secondary source related to early humans.
Books about Paleolithic Age, magazine articles
Explain how the Agricultural Revolution changed the way humans interacted with their environment.
Humans had to clear land to create space for crops, they changed the landscape and geography for the growth of crops. Humans could rely on animals for work source and food source instead of relying on animals for hunting only.
Describe one way that early trade impacted the economy of Neolithic communities.
A wider array of resources and goods, spread of beliefs and cultures, a wider array of types of jobs people could have