Paleolithic & Neolithic
A period of time in the past before writing was invented?
What is prehistory?
the process of farming
Agriculture
How humans have changed a particular place
people who hunt animals and gather wild plants to acquire food
Hunter-Gatherers
What is a primary resource?
Someone was there during the event
A person who has no settled home and wanders in search of food.
What is nomad?
planting foods and breeding animals that are useful for humans
Domestication
How humans get used to the environment around them
Adapted
New Stone Age, which occurred circa 10,000 years ago and is most associated with the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture
Neolithic Age
What is a secondary source?
Someone was not there during the event
Neolithic means.
What is New Stone Age?
people without a permanent home, either individually or as a community, who move from place to place
Nomads
How humans need the environment around them
Depend
Old Stone Age, which occurred circa 2.6 million years-10,000 years ago
Paleolithic Age
Is a diary a primary or a secondary?
primary
Having more of a crop than you need for your family.
What is surplus?
A person who studies artifacts.
What is an archaeologist?
Give one example of early man depending on their environment
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movement from one location to another, in order to establish a new permanent settlement
Migration
Is an encyclopedia a primary or secondary?
secondary
Concentrating on just one skill.
What is specialization?
the study of humans and their development, including human culture and human behavior
Anthropologist
Give one example of early humans adapting to their environment
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the large-scale shift from hunting/gathering to farming, which allowed humans to produce large quantities of food
Agricultural Revolution
Why do you want primary and secondary sources when trying to understand an event?
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