Vocabulary
Hunting
Killing wild animals for sport or food
Prior
Existing before in time
What percentage of prehistoric hunters were woman?
30%-50%
Ideologies
Set or framework of beliefs of a group or individual
For how many decades have feminist anthropologists known about prehistoric female hunters?
(At least) 3 decades
What job does the lady who was interviewed have?
Archaeologist
What does the 'pre' mean in prehistory?
Before
Industrialisation
The development of industries in a country or region on a wild scale
What period does the idea of jobs 'for men' and jobs 'for women' date back to?
The Enlightenment (18th century)
What happened in the video?
A female archaeologist is interviewed on the news about research suggesting that a number of prehistoric women were hunters. They discuss the significance of this and how women are perceived in archaeology and society.
Which is NOT a period in prehistory:
Ice Age, Bronze Age, Silver Age, Stone Age, Iron Age
Silver Age
Ethnography
The scientific description of peoples and cultures (their traditions, habits etc.)
Name a cause of the 'binary-division of labour'
- Enlightenment science
- The industrialization of labour
- The introduction of different social ideologies
What word is used in the interview to express how it was all the people of a village/town who would help with child-rearing and hunting?
community
What is prehistory?
the span of time before recorded history or the invention of writing systems