Vocabulary 1
Surplus
Extra amounts of something.
Artifact
An object made by humans.
List the three types of Movement
AND
Give an example of Movement from the Paleolithic Era.
(Human, Ideas, Goods)
and an example.
What do we call this time period? (What era?)
Paleolithic Era
What do we call this time period? (What era?)
Paleolithic Era
Migration
Movement from one place to another.
A time in history before the invention of writing.
prehistory
List the three components of Human Environmental Interactions
AND
Give an example of HE-I from the Paleolithic Era.
Adapt, depend, and modify
and
an example.
What is the name we give to the tools that early humans created?
Provide one thing early humans would have used a tool for.
Stone Tools.
Example: Skinning an animal, hunting, etc.
Why did people suddenly have a surplus of food?
People were able to grow their own food and domesticate animals.
A complex society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized job skills.
civilization
Change the growth of plants or behaviors of animals in ways that are useful animals.
Domesticate
List the two components of Location
AND
Give an example of locations from the Paleolithic Era.
Absolute and Relative
and an example.
Why did people migrate often during this time period?
They consistently had to move for new food sources, they followed the animals.
Why do you think making clothes became a specialized job?
People developed new ways to make clothing, such as weaving plant fibers, instead of only using animal hides.
Anthropology
The study of how humans behave. The study of humankind in all aspects.
Geologist
A scientist who studies the physical materials of Earth itself, such as soil and rocks.
List the two components of Place.
AND
Give an example of place from the Paleolithic Era.
Human and physical characteristics.
and an example.
What are some things that Archeologist would research to learn more about early civilizations?
Fossils and Artifacts.
With more food available, populations did what?
Grow / Increase
Revolution
A complete change in ways of thinking, working or living.
Archeologist
A scientist who studies human life in the past by examining the things that people left behind.
List the two types of regions
AND
Give an example of regions from the Paleolithic Era.
Functional and Formal
and an example.
Where were some of the earliest paintings discovered, and what did they show?
Lascaux Caves in France and animals.
Why did crops get better over time as farmers saved seeds from the best plants?
Selective Breeding