Prehistory
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Iceman
Vocabulary
100

The "pre" is prehistory stands for

before

100

The first use of ________ to create tools happened during the Old Stone Age.

stone

100

The beginning of _______________ happened during the New Stone Age.

farming

100

Scientists studied this about Iceman

his clothes, tools, and body

100

To tame animals and raise them to be used humans

domesticate

200
The term used for the first human-like creatures to walk upright

hominids

200

Many Old Stone Age humans were nomads for this reason.

to find food

200

New Stone Age humans looked for soil that was ______________, which means the soil contained substances that plants need to grow.

fertile

200

Where Iceman was found

in the European Alps in Italy/Austria

200

Period of extreme cold

Ice Age

300

The people who examined objects during prehistory to learn about past people and cultures.

archaeologists

300

The Old Stone Age humans discovered this to help keep them warm

fire

300

Some advancements in technology during the New Stone Age include ___________________. (name 2)

calendars, plows, beast of burden, fishhook, irrigation, nets, sickles, millstones

300

Iceman's clothes were made from this

animal skins/fur

300

The period of time after writing was invented (written records)

history

400

Almost all of human prehistory took place during the ________

Old Stone Age or Paleolithic Era

400

Old Stone Age humans lived by _______________________ to get food.

hunting and gathering

400

In Neolithic societies, the roles of men and women were ___________________.

less equal (than Paleolithic times)

400

The year Iceman was found

1991

400

A person who has no single, settled home

nomad

500

During prehistory historians depended on __________________________, which are stories passed down by word of mouth.

oral tradition

500

Old Stone Age humans gathered food such as __________________________.

roots, berries, leaves, and seeds

500

Farming allowed Neolithic communities to ____________________.

form villages; create permanent shelters

500

Iceman lived during this time period

prehistory (New Stone Age)

500

Focusing on a specific job or being an expert in something (i.e. fishing, doctor)

specialization

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