Early Inventions
True or false: Early humans invented simple tools to help them survive?
TRUE
What were weapons used for?
TO KILL
Around what year did the Earth’s climate start to become warmer?
8000 BCE
Humans learn how to domesticate animals. What does domesticate mean?
THEY TRAINED THEM FOR FOOD, WORK, AND OTHER USES.
True or False: Hunter-Gatherers and Farming were VERY different
TRUE
What was the period of prehistoric life called?
THE STONE AGE
What were tools used for?
BASIC TASKS
What happened when the ice started to melt?
THE SOIL IMPROVED, ALLOWING PLANTS TO GROW MORE EASILY OVER THOUSAND YEARS
Relying on hunting and gathering was replaced by what in the agricultural revolution?
PLANTING CROPS AND PRODUCING THEIR FOOD INDEPENDENTLY
What differentiates farming from hunter-gathering?
FARMING RAISES PLANTS AND ANIMALS FOR FOOD AND BUILDS A PERMANENT AND HGING DOES NOT
Why was this period called the Stone Age?
BECAUSE TOOLS AND WEAPONS WERE COMMONLY MADE FROM STONE
What was shelter and fire used for?
SHELTER WAS ALWAYS TEMPORARY AND FIRE WAS USED FOR WARMTH AND COOKING
What was this new way of life called?
FARMING
What things started to happen when people started to grow food themselves? (name at least 3)
1) THEY NO LONGER HAD TO CONSTANTLY MOVE IN SEARCH OF FOOD
2)THEY FORMED PERMANENT SETTLEMENT
3) POPULATIONS GREW4) SMALL TRIBES COMBINED INTO LARGE GROUPS, AND EVENTUALLY INTO ETHNIC GROUPS
True or False: hunter gatherers had to search for food for the millions of years BEFORE the Agricultural Revolution
TRUE
Why did life for early humans not change?
BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSTANTLY MOVING AND FOCUSED MAINLY ON MEETING BASIC NEEDS
What happened if another tribe or group was discovered in the area?
ONE OF THEM HAD TO LEAVE OR THEY WOULD FIGHT TO THE DEATH
How long did it take for life to become easier for prehistoric humans?
THOUSANDS OF YEARS
What happened when small tribes started to combine?
THEY EVENTUALLY BECAME LARGE ETHNIC GROUPS
True or False: the Hunter-Gatherers grew food and raised flock
FALSE
Before early hunter gatherers developed weapons, how did they obtain food?
PREVIOUSLY, THEY HAD RELIED ON HITTING ANIMALS WITH CLUBS OR GUIDING THEM OFF CLIFFS TO THEIR DEATHS
What was the movement of prehistoric people likely related to?
IT WAS LIKELY RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS BUT IT WAS ALSO PARTLY SOCIAL
What was the shift from hunting and gathering to farming called?
AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
What happened when the agricultural revolution started?
PEOPLE STARTED TO FARM MUCH MORE
Name some characteristics of the Hunter Gatherers
1) MOVES FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN SEARCH OF FOOD
2) SURVIVES BY HUNTING AND PICKING BERRIES, NUTS, AND ROOTS
3) BUILDS A TEMPORARY SHELTER