Geography
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
100

What are the four cardinal directions?

North, South, East, West

100

Paleolithic means...

old stone

100

This means 'New Stone'

Neolithic

100

People who move from place to place regularly

nomads

100

A group of 100 years

century

200

What symbol on a map displays the cardinal directions?

compass rose

200

People did this to soften their clothing

Chewed on it

200

This means 'extra'

surplus

200

Give an example of a primary source

autobiography

photo

diary

email, letter

200

a method of getting water to crops

irrigation

300

This invisible line is located at 0 degrees latitude on a globe/map

Equator
300

Name 2 uses of fire

warmth

cooking

safety

providing light

300

Where did people living in Catal Huyuk store valuable belongings?

Holes in their walls

300

Attaching a handle to an item

hafting

300

To change/develop for human use

domesticate

400

These invisible lines go vertically from the North and South poles

lines of longitude

400

What was NOT usually found /seen in cave paintings?

people, backgrounds

400

What symbol/item was found in many homes in Catal Huyuk?

bull horns

400

This is created by people after an event

secondary source

400

Settling in one place and having a surplus allowed _________________ to occur

specialization

500

Lines of latitude measure distance east/west, or north/south?

east/west

500

How did Paleolithic people cook their food?

on a rock placed over/on a fire

500

Name two ways that those who lived in Catal Huyuk helped them remain safe from outsiders?

doors on roof

wall surrounding settlement

ladders could be pulled up

homes connected

no streets

500

the study of human culture and how it developed over time

anthropology

500

study of the past by looking at what people left behind

(artifacts)

archaeology

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