Otzi the Iceman
The Stone Age
Neolithic Sites
Neolithic continued
Vocabulary Words
100
Where was Otzi found?
In the Alpine mountains, near the Italian/Austria border.
100
Why was this era called the Stone Age?
Humans used stone tools during this era.
100
What is another name for the Neolithic age?
The New Stone Age.
100

How did people in Catal-Huyuk get into and out of their homes?

doors in the roof

100
The practice of changing the genetic makeup of plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.
What is domestication?
200
How did Otzi die?
He was shot in the back and suffered a fatal blow to his head.
200

What is prehistory?

History before writing

200

What big shift in human lifestyles began to occur during the Neolithic Age?

Humans started to farm instead of forage.

200

Neolithic tools were made from _______________ and ________________.

stone and bone

200

A person who moves from place to place in search of food

What is a nomad?

300
What was Otzi's last meal?
Mountain goat (ibex) and grain (einkorn wheat).
300

Old Stone Age

What is another name for 'paleolithic' ?

300

In what country was Catal-Huyuk located in?

Turkey

300
How were people's jobs/occupations different in an agricultural society than in a hunting/gathering society?
Because it saved time and energy, agriculture allowed for more job specialization.
300

Why were people able to 'specialize' during the Neolithic era?

They were settled and able to grow a surplus of food to trade for other items.

400
How does the weapon/tool that Otzi had on him change the archaeological record?
His copper axe reveals that people in that region developed metal smelting 1000 years before than was originally thought.
400

What is an artifact, and provide one example.

Something man-made

400

What were the homes in Catal-Huyuk made of?

mud brick

400
What evidence has been found at Catal Huyuk that indicates that they were not strictly farmers?
In the houses, statues of game animals were found.
400

Using canals as a means to bring water to crops

What is irrigation?

500
He had traces of pollen that corresponded to plants of different altitudes.
What evidence in Otzi's intestine suggests that he was 'on the run?'
500

How many people lived in Catal-Huyuk?

6,000

500

This site has ancient houses without streets, and entrances to houses on the roofs.

What is Catal Huyuk?

500

A process used to shape stones during the Neolithic era

flaking

500

attaching a stone tool to a handle 

What is hafting?


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