Vocabulary
What is the term for adjusting to new conditions or environments for survival?
Adapt
What lifestyle did humans lead during the Paleolithic Age (constantly moving)?
Nomadic Lifestyle
What major development occurred during the Neolithic Age involving animals and plants?
Domestication
What do we call having more food than immediately needed?
Surplus
Archeologists studied what kind of artifacts and remains to understand prehistoric human life?
Physical
What practice involves growing crops and raising livestock?
Agriculture
How did Paleolithic humans primarily survive?
By hunting and gathering
What living situation is a direct result of the development of agriculture?
Permanent Settlements
What term describes environment that are pleasant and favorable for human settlement?
Congenial
What period came first in human history: Neolithic Age or Paleolithic Age?
Paleolithic Age
What is the process of training and breeding animals or plants for human use?
Domestication
What was the living situation like?
No permanent settlements: tents, huts and caves
What allowed for job specialization?
Food Surpluses
What is the beginning or source of something, such as where human civilization began?
Origins
What was one major impact of the Neolithic Revolution on population?
Population growth
What term describes the division of labor where people focus on specific tasks?
Specialization
What purposes did cave art likely serve during prehistoric times? (Name 2)
Hunting rituals, spiritual beliefs or cultural expression
What were the 5 major advantages of the development of agriculture?
Permanent Shelters, Communities, Jobs, Trade and Food Supply
What do we call educated guesses made by scientists based on available evidence?
Speculated
The Neolithic Revolution is considered a major turning point because it resulted in _________________ changes to human society, including permanent settlements and food production.
fundemental
What do we call plants that are deliberately grown and tended by humans?
Cultivated
How did the warming of the Earth affect human development?
It created conditions favorable for growing crops.
What was the social aspect like during the Neolithic Era?
What is the name for the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture?
The Neolithic Revolution
How did early humans' necessity to adapt to their environment lead to societal changes?
It led to the development of agriculture, permanent settlements, specialized labor and trade.