Vocabulary
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Characteristics
100

This time in history, prior to the birth of Jesus

What is BC or BCE.

100

Describe the weather during the Paleolithic Age.

The weather was cold. Ice covered much of the earth.

100

What does Neolithic mean

What is New Stone (Age)?

100

The belief and worship of a higher being(s) to help explain purpose 

What is religion

200

Cultivation of the soil for growing crops and the domestication of animals for food 

What is agriculture.

200

What does Paleolithic Age mean?

What is Old Stone Age.

200

What life changing event did Neolithic people begin to do? This is considered the Neolithic Revolution. (turning point)

What is farm.

200

Responsible for making and enforcing laws that keep society moving smoothly

What is government

300
Having more food than you need 

What is a surplus

300

People during the Paleolithic Age were ______________________. This is how they got their food.

What are hunter gathers.

300

To adapt an animal to live with humans for the advantage of the humans

What is domestication

300
Society organizes its citizens into different roles and classes to ensure that tasks are performed efficiently

What is a social structure

400

People during the Paleolithic Age were __________. They moved from place to place rather than settling in one area.

What is nomadic.

400

Describe paleolithic shelter 

What are movable, lightweight houses

400

Describe Neolithic shelter

What are permanent, stable houses.

400
Set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people 

What is Culture 

500

A process that occurs when a person becomes more advanced in certain skills and trade s

What is job specialization

500
3 benefits of the discovery of fire 

What is protection, warmth, and cooking 

500

System of exchange in which participants exchange goods or services 

What is a barter economy

500

A way to record and communicate information over time 

What is a writing system 

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