Wandering Life
If early humans ran out of animals to hunt and fruits to pick in one place, they had to do this to survive.
What is move to a new place (wander)?
In the modern food supply chain, crops move from farmers to wholesalers, then to shopkeepers, before reaching customers. Who is the actual primary producer of this food?
Farmer
Why did iron tools allow people to clear dense forests and build towns much faster than bronze tools could?
iron was much harder and stronger than softer bronze
word for early humans who survived by hunting animals and gathering wild plants.
H-U-N-T-E-R - G-A-T-H-E-R-E-R-S
What primary agricultural task became much faster and easier because of this tool
harvesting (or cutting crops)
Why did hunter-gatherers deliberately guide heavy animals toward soft, wet ground during a hunt?
to tire them out and trap them in the mud
Why did early farming groups stop wandering and build permanent clay-brick huts near their crops?
because crops needed daily care, watering, and protection until harvest
How did replacing wooden or stone ploughs with iron ploughshares directly help farmers produce much more food?
digging deeper into tough soil and turning it over better
This word describes how living things slowly change and adapt over thousands of years.
evolution (or evolve)
What major advancement in soil preparation did this tool make possible compared to simple wooden sticks?
digging deeper into the ground (or turning over heavy soil)
Which essential discovery allowed early humans to see well enough to create detailed wall paintings?
What is fire?
This activity, which began when early farmers exchanged their extra crops for items made by other people, means the buying and selling or swapping of goods
Trade
Bronze tools were made by pouring liquid metal into moulds. Why did iron tools require a completely different shaping method?
iron melts at a much higher heat and had to be shaped by beating red-hot metal
the term for a middleman trader who buys food in large amounts from farmers to sell to local shopkeepers
wholesaler
What ancient economic system is the boy trying to use?
Barter
While men hunted in groups, women ensured a steady food supply by using key environmental observations. What specific plant knowledge did they use?
which plants and seeds could be eaten /when the fruits and berries ripened/ where they grew
Early humans kept farm animals like cows, sheep, and goats. Besides helping with work, what two important resources did these animals give to people?
milk (or meat) and wool (or skin)
Before humans learned to mine iron ore, ancient Egyptians made rare iron items like daggers from this celestial source.
meteorites (fallen space rocks)
scientific name for the Old Stone Age, taken from Greek words meaning "Old" and "Stone
P-A-L-A-E-O-L-I-T-H-I-C
What major invention was developed directly from watching this natural movement?
Wheel
Mesolithic humans built much better hunting weapons by attaching tiny, sharp stones (microliths) onto these two natural base materials.
wooden handles/shafts and bones (to make spears and arrows)
Archaeologists found pictures of mother-goddesses in early villages. What did early farmers pray to mother-goddesses for?
help them grow more crops (food)
Why was making bronze tools and weapons much easier for early metalworkers than working with iron?
because bronze melted at a lower heat, while iron needed extremely high temperatures
Spell the scientific name for modern human beings, which translates from Latin to mean "the thinking man.
H-O-M-O S-A-P-I-E-N-S
What specific invention in water transportation did this simple observation lead to?
Boat/raft