True or False: One of the most important technologies used by Paleolithic people was tools.
True
100
True or False: Before flint weapons, Paleolithic improved their hunting techniques by inventing traps and spears.
True.
100
What is the single greatest invention of the Neolithic Age?
Farming (systematic agriculture).
100
What is a shrine?
A holy place decorated with images of gods and goddesses.
100
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called ________.
Artisans.
200
What did Paleolithic people first use to hunt animals?
Clubs.
200
Which discovery made life easier for Paleolithic people by giving them light, warmth, security from animals, and the ability to cook food?
Fire.
200
An abundant food supply being produced led to ___________ or training for a specific job (and not having to spend all your time hunting for food!).
Specialization.
200
Why was bronze an important advancement for Neolithic people?
Bronze was used to make tools and weapons that were harder than copper.
200
How many years ago did the Paleolithic age begin?
2.5 million years ago.
300
Paleolithic people were hunter-gatherers. Describe the roles of men and women as hunter-gatherers.
While the men hunted wild animals, the women were equally important as they searched for and gathered plants and grains.
300
What was discovered in Lascaux, France in 1940?
Paleolithic cave paintings.
300
Explain systematic agriculture.
the organized growing of food on a regular basis.
300
What does Neolithic mean?
New Stone Age
300
What objects were most commonly found in Paleolithic cave paintings?
Animals.
400
What are people who travel from place to place to survive called?
Nomads.
400
How did Paleolithic people change their diet in order to help them survive the ice ages?
They enriched their diets with fat.
400
Once humans began to farm and raise animals, how did they live differently than their nomadic Paleolithic relatives?
They began to settle in communities.
400
While nomadic people of the Paleolithic Age often traveled with groups of about 20, Neolithic people settled in large communities of nearly 600. Name one of the two communities discussed in class.
Jericho and Catalhuyuk
400
The land bridge that existed between Asia and North America is now _________.
The Bering Strait.
500
What rock did Paleolithic people begin to make sharp weapons from?
Flint.
500
What did Paleolithic people begin to make structures out of?
Animal skins, brush, and wood.
500
In early civilizations, which groups helped make up the middle social class?
farmers and artisans
500
What land feature were early civilizations always created near? Why?
Rivers. People needed fresh water from the rivers in order to water their crops and to drink from.
500
Explain how the agricultural revolution led to civilization.
Agriculture allowed people a steady source of food. This meant people could spend time on things other than hunting and gathering (specialization). The extra food allowed for a bigger population.