Vocabulary Terms
A social scientist who studies history by digging up artifacts.
archaeologist
This period of time lasted from about 2 million to 10,000 B.C.
Paleolithic Period.
Difference between the Paleolithic Age amd the Neolithic Age.
Neolithic people built permanent settlements.
Where did archaeoligists find evidence of social status in the Neolithic communities?
In religious and burial sites.
In what region have the ealiest human communities been found?
Southwest Asia
An object made by humans such as tools
artifact.
Another name for the Paleolithic Period (Age)?
Old Stone Age.
Another name for the New Stone Age.
Neolithic Era.
Why did Neolithic people began trading?
So they could trade their extra food for things they didn't have.
How did the people in the Paleolithic Era communicate?
They used grunting or animal sounds.
Old Stone Age is also called the
Paleolithic Age.
Material used to make tools and weapons
stone and wood.
These people grew crops, such as corn, wheat and beans, domesticated animals.
farmers during the Neolithic Era.
Many early permanent communities were located
near rivers.
Used for clothing during the Paleolithic Era.
animal skin/fur.
How did humans in the Paleolithic Era survive?
They hunted animals and gathered food.
What type of housing did nomads live in?
caves and rocky overhangs.
This enabled man to live a more sedentary lifestyle.
agriculutral revolution and the domestication of animals.
Examples of this include skeletal remains, bones, & footprints.
fossils
People having no fixed home, moving according to the seasons.
nomads
A time period or "change" in the way people lived from hunting and gathering to farming.
Neolithic Revolution.
Most important invention during this Era, used for cooking, warmth, warfare, and to clear brush to see game (wild animals) better (ward off attacks).
fire
This was the most important invention during this time period.
wheel.
What conitinent were the oldest human bones found? (Lucy)
Africa
Time period where glaciers melted, created fertile soil for farming.
Ice Ages.