Prehistory
The time before writing and written records were kept.
What is Prehistory?
Early Stone Age people made tools out of these things.
Stones, bones, wood
In the word prehistory, the prefix "pre" means this.
Before
A long period of intense cooling across the northern hemisphere.
What is the Ice Age?
Name one way we learn about prehistoric events.
the study of artifacts, ruins, fossils, tools
people who don't have a permanent home, and move around seasonally
What are nomads?
The means by which people gathered foods during the Paleolithic Era (two words).
What is hunting and gathering?
The primary way people got food during the Neolithic Era
Farming
What comes first: Paleolithic or Neolithic Age?
Paleolithic
Name one extinct animal which was found in the Archaeological digs of the Ice Age
What are woolly rhinos, mammoths, saber-tooth cats?
This is the term for taming animals and keeping them for food production.
What is domestication?
This is the term for remains of an organism that lived long ago.
What is/are fossils
What does the word "Paleo" mean?
Old
What does the suffix "lithic" mean?
Stone
The meaning of 'neo' in neolithic
What is new?
A person who studies artifacts and fossils to learn about early humans
Archeologists
What period or age were metal tools invented in?
The Bronze Age
Human-made objects that are used to study history or prehistory.
What are Artifacts?
What did early humans do to non-verbally communicate / express themselves before they learned to use written language?
What are cave paintings and art?
The most important event in history. Humans become food producers with the invention of farming and domestication.
Agricultural Revolution