Vocabulary
What does early mean?
at the beginning
What is agriculture?
People stay in one place and grow crops and raise animals to eat
Why is the time of the early humans called the Stone Age?
People used stone tools and weapons.
Why was the time period after the Ice Age called the Bronze Age?
It was humans used bronze or metal to make weapons and tools.
What does settle mean?
to live in a new place
Who is a hunter-gatherer?
people who hunt to kill animals for food and gather nuts, berries, and fruit for food.
What is a weapon?
items used to hunt or kill
Africa
What is trade?
buying and selling of goods
Where did early farmers settle?
near rivers
What does adapt mean? How do people adapt to the cold weather?
to change because of a new situation; people dress warmly with a coat, hat, gloves
What is a glacier?
very large areas of ice that covered much of the earth
Why was fire important?
Fire was used to keep people warm, for cooking, and for light.
What kinds of things did people trade during the Bronze Age?
Goods or items such as pottery, tools, weapons, baskets, cloth, food, and spices.
What kind of shelters (homes) did early farmers make?
Permanent homes made of mud bricks. Communities were protected by walls.
What does freezing mean?
It means getting very very cold.
Who is an archeologist? What do they study?
Scientists who study ancient (old) things and places. They study artifacts like tools and pottery. They study bones.
Why was the time period after the Stone Age called the Ice Age?
It was when ice or glaciers covered much of the earth.
Why were bronze tools and weapons better than stone tools and weapons?
They were harder, stronger, and lasted longer than stone tools and weapons.
Making water to flow to dry land for crops is called
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irrigation
What are civilizations?
Groups of people that have cities, rules, schools, religion, art, agriculture.
Who is a nomad?
people who move from place to place
What kind of shelters (homes) did people in the Stone Age use?
People mostly moved around but would sleep in caves or tents.
Why did people begin to settle near rivers?
They needed water for growing crops, for animals and people to drink, for cooking and cleaning.
Name 2 ways the Early Farmers/Bronze Age was easier than the Stone Age.
they had permanent homes (did not move around), they traded with other groups, they had different jobs like pottery and weaving, they had better tools and weapons, they had plenty of food from farming