General I
General II
Paleolithic Vs. Neolithic
Geography I
Geography II
100
The basic needs of man.
What are food, water, and shelter?
100
What is agriculture?
The cultivation or production of plants and animals to be used by the people.
100
What is the difference between Paleolithic and Neolithic man?
Paleolithic: hunted and gathered to meet their basic needs. Neolithic: farmed to meet their basic needs.
100
An area of high flat land with steep sides.
plateau
100
A stream or river that empties into a larger river.
tributary
200
These determine areas of settlement.
What are climate, geography, water, and food sources?
200
What is domestication?
The taming of plants and animals for use by people.
200
What event shifts the Paleolithic time period into the Neolithic time period?
The invention of farming.
200
A man-made waterway
canal
200
A large waterfall
cataract
300
Why do groups migrate?
To meet their basic human survival needs.
300
Paleolithic people survived by...
Hunting and gathering
300
What differences in technology existed between Paleolithic and Neolithic time periods?
Paleolithic people used simple stone tools and Neolithic people had more advanced tools
300
Narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
strait
300
Flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by silt deposited by floods.
flood plain
400
What are the three big things that Neolithic people needed to permanently settle?
food, water, shelter
400
What do artifacts tell us about the past?
How society lived and what they valued.
400
Why was Neolithic society able to settle in one place and form societies and Paleolithic society did not?
Neolithic people could farm which gave them a steady food supply.
400
Triangular shaped area of land found at the mouth of a river.
delta
400
A bowl-shaped area of land.
basin
500
What types of evidence do archaeologists use?
Fossils and artifacts from ancient humans.
500
What is the difference between a fossil and an artifact?
Fossils are remains of once living things and artifacts are man-made objects.
500
During the Paleolithic time period, forming bands helped early people to...
Meet their basic needs of food, water, shelter.
500
Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land.
isthmus
500
A place where a river empties into another body of water.
mouth of river
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