A social scientist who studies history by digging up artifacts.
What is an archaeologist.
This period of time lasted from about 2 million to 10,000 B.C.
What is the Paleolithic Period.
This Era began around 10,000 B.C., later part of the Stone Age.
What is the Neolithic Era (Age)?
Lifestyle during the Neolithic Era.
What is sedentary?
Groups of people who have a complex and organized society.
What is a civilization.
An object made by humans such as tools
What is an artifact.
Another name for the Paleolithic Period (Age)?
What is Old Stone Age.
Another name for the New Stone Age.
What is Neolithic Era.
I am used to tell what time period an object is from.
What is a fossil.
Place where early civilizations developed.
What is a river valley
early phase of the stone age, lasted about 2.5 million years.
What is the Paleolithic Age.
Material used to make tools and weapons
What is stone and wood. (Flint rock is acceptable)
These people grew crops, such as corn, wheat and beans, domesticated animals.
Who are farmers during the Neolithic Era.
Material used for tools and weapons during the Neolithic Era.
What is polished stone with sharp edges.
Used for clothing during the Paleolithic Era.
What is animal skin/fur.
Food supply during the Paleolithic Era was collected this way. *Hint- what did these people do to survive
What is hunted and gathered.
What type of housing did nomads live in?
What are caves and rocky overhangs.
This enabled man to live a more sedentary lifestyle.
What is development of agriculture/ domestication of animals.
Examples of this include skeletal remains, bones, & footprints.
What is a fossil.
Having no fixed home, moving according to the seasons.
What is nomadic lifestyle.
A time period or "change" in the way people lived from hunting and gathering to farming.
What is Neolithic Revolution.
Most important invention during this Era, used for cooking, warmth, warfare, and to clear brush to see game (wild animals) better (ward off attacks).
What is fire.
This was the most important invention during this time period.
What is the wheel.
Site in present day Turkey, possibly the largest known Neolithic settlement.
What is Catalhoyuk?
Time period where glaciers melted, created fertile soil for farming.
What is Ice Ages.