Primary & Secondary Sources
Would a textbook be a primary or secondary source?
Secondary Source
The Stone Age is broken the Old Stone Age & New Stone Age. These two periods are also known as....
Paleolithic & Neolithic
Name one important invention made during the OLD Stone Age.
Use of fire
Stone tools
What kind of art did people make during the Paleolithic age?
Cave paintings/cave art
Why did people move around frequently during the Old Stone Age?
To follow food sources (ie animal herds)
Provide an example of a primary source.
photograph
Diary/Journal entry
etc
What were tools made of during the Neolithic & Paleolithic Ages?
Stone
How were Neolithic tools different from Paleolithic tools?
Neolithic tools were more sophisticated/complex
(ie polished stone tools)
What kind of art did people make during the Neolithic Age?
Pottery & textiles
What type of homes did people have during the Old Stone Age?
Temporary homes like caves or huts
Define secondary source.
True or false: the Stone Age lasted about 5,000 years.
False
What was the most important invention of the Stone Age that sparked the Neolithic Revolution?
Farming/Agriculture
Name one continent that cave paintings have been found on
Europe
Asia
Africa
Define Nomad
A person that moves around very frequently & does not settle.
Define primary source.
A source made by someone that did experience or witness an event
What do we call people who study artifacts to learn about history?
Archaeologists
What was one invention made during the Neolithic Age?
Pottery
The wheel
Polished/sophisticated Stone tools
False
Why did humans start settling down after the invention of farming?
Their food source was now in place.
What kind of primary sources are we mostly going to be looking at this year? (Hint: things like a coin or stone tool would be considered this).
Artifact
What is the difference between history and prehistory?
Prehistory is the time period before the invention of writing.
How did humans make stone tools during the Old Stone Age?
They smashed a rock against another rock until it chipped and made a sharp edge.
When do we start to see the beginnings of organized religion? (Neolithic or Paleolithic Age)
Neolithic Age
How did farming lead to specialization?