Vocabulary
What is a hunter-gatherer?
people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive
What was fire used for by hunter-gatherers?
to cook food, make tools, provide light, stay warm, and be protected from animals
What did the hunter-gatherers do to with their simple tools?
Made clothes and shelters and hunted
What did women usually do in hunter-gatherer societies?
take care of children near the camp and collect plants to eat
Did hunter-gatherers use agriculture?
No
Why was hunting together safer?
they could work together to take down the animal they are hunting faster and defend themselves against attack
What was a big advantage of the hunter-gatherer diet?
They ate more diverse (different foods) such as flesh, found grains, berries and nuts
What did men usually do in hunter-gatherer societies?
they hunted
DAILY DOUBLE On average, how many people were in a hunter-gatherer society?
about 15-60 people
DAILY DOUBLE What was one method to kill wild animals they hunted?
chase them off of cliffs
What did they make clothing out of?
wild animal skins and furs
What kind of animals did they hunt?
wild animals
How long did an average member of a hunter-gatherer society live?
About 15 years old to 70 years old
What did the hunter-gatherers do about food that changed their way of life?
They domesticated plants and animals - agriculture
What was the migration route of hunter-gatherers in continents?
Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America
How did hunting and gathering change to agriculture?
hunting and gathering changed abruptly because of the lack of food and the ice age
How did hunter-gatherers get from Asia to North America?
the land bridge
Who are nomads?
people who move around to find edible grains or food and animals to hunt. They had no villages.
What technology did the hunter-gatherers use to express themselves?
Cave art (paintings, drawings)
Where did hunter-gatherers originate?
Africa
DAILY DOUBLE- What geography would be most suitable for Hunter-gatherer societies?
Areas with water, food, game (animals), not too hot/arid(dry) not too cold, shelter (caves, etc)
What percentage of history have humans been hunter-gatherers?
about 99% of history