S1 From Old to New
What is another name for the Old Stone Age?
What is Paleolithic Age?
How did people obtain food in the Paleolithic Age?
By hunting animals and gathering plants, berries, etc.
A person who moves from place to place with no permanent home.
What is nomad?
A Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey.
What is Catal Hoyuk?
Name three jobs people had back during the Neolithic era.
Weavers, farmers, basket-makers, tool makers, traders
One who moves from place to place with no permanent home.
What is nomad?
One animal that was domesticated mainly for meat and milk was the...
a) mule
b) chicken
c) goat
What is goat?
How were houses built in the Neolithic Age?
- used mud bricks
- round or rectangular in shape
- added stones and branches for extra support
How did community living help Neolithic people become better organized?
They were able to divide up the work so they got more done.
What was the most important job in the lives of Paleolithic people?
Finding enough food to survive
The Neolithic Age ended due to the discovery of how to...
a) weave linen cloth
b) make metal tools instead of stone
c) tame wild animals
What is B, make metal tools instead of stone.
The business of farming; growing crops and raising animals.
What is agriculture?
What is the most likely reason archeologists have found homes where the doorways are built high up on walls?
A) It provided better protection from weather and wild animals
B) People grew taller because they had more to eat
A, better protection from weather and wild animals
Why were communities small during Paleolithic times?
People were always moving to find food, only about 20-60 people in a group.
Why did Neolithic people trade?
To get resources they lacked or needed
What major change occurred that shifted the eras from Paleolithic to Neolithic?
People switched from being hunter-gatherers (food collectors) to farmers (food producers).
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans.
What is domesticate?
How did Neolithic people use their houses to store and cook food?
-Stored food in the floor
-Built in pits in the floor for cooking
Why did Neolithic people live together in larger groups compared to earlier times?
a) They were nomads who moved faster in larger groups
b) They could grow/farm enough food to support more people
b) They could grow/farm enough food to support more people
Why was the growth of trade important?
They were able to use more resources and when they met new people, they gained more knowledge and ideas.
An arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia with good soil for farming.
What is Fertile Crescent?
Why was the invention of agriculture important?
It allowed people to stay in one spot and grow communities.
Why was the development of permanent shelters important?
Provided protection from bad weather and wild animals, was more comfortable, and allowed for larger communities.
Why was the establishment of communities important?
- could defend themselves easier
- population increased
- more time to make lives comfortable and safe
How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
a) everyone did the same job
b) individuals developed a variety of skills
c) most people liked working alone
B, individuals developed a variety of skills