Social Scientists
Social scientists are like.....
detectives.
Scientists believe cave artists used _____________ to paint in the dark.
Torches
This imaginary line divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Equator
People during the Paleolithic Age got their food by...
Hunting & Gathering
Define Fertile Crescent.
An arc-shaped region in SW Asia with very rich soil.
These social scientists are considered the readers & writers of history...
Historians
___________ was used for painting high up on ceilings of caves.
Scaffolding.
Compass Rose
A person who moves around and depends on the animals they raise....
Pastoral Nomad
The business of domesticating animals and raising crops....
Agriculture
This social scientist looks at artifacts....
Archaeologist.
While paintings of __________ are uncommon in cave paintings, paintings of ___________ are common.
humans, animals
The number of continents............
Seven
Paleolithic people used these kind of tools....
Stone
Name two early cities found in the Fertile Crescent...
Jerico, Jarma, Catal Hoyuk
This type of social scientist looks at the shape of the earth and human made features....
Geographers
Social scientists believe prehistoric humans made paint by mixing minerals with _____________.
animal fat
This imaginary line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Prime Meridian
List two dangers faced during Paleolithic times...
Wild Animals, Lack of Medicine, No Food, Extreme Weather
The discovery of how to make these, led to the end of the stone age.
Metal Tools
Which social scientist would ask the question..... How did they use their environment to survive?
Geographer
In this location, teenagers discovered cave paintings in 1940.
Lascaux, France
The creation of this helped interactions between ancient peoples.....
Metal money
These grew scarce if Paleolithic people stayed in one area too long...
Animals & Plants
List two benefits Neolithic people had for creating larger communities.
Protection from enemies, specialization, more free time.