Vocabulary
Scientists who dig up and study human remains to piece together the story of the past are called _______________
What are archaeologists.
Describe the weather during the Paleolithic Age.
It led to increased population due to more reliable food sources.
What was the change in weather? How did it help the Neolithic people with food?
What is it became warmer. With the snow and glaciers melting, the land became more fertile, which helped with farming.
What civilization practiced mummification as part of their burial rituals?
Ancestor worship in ancient China was believed to honor and appease deceased relatives, ensuring their continued guidance and support in the family's daily life and well-being
What is domestication? Which age did this?
One of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, created by the Babylonian king Hammurabi.
Scientists refer to everyday objects and tools that are left behind by early people as _____________
What are artifacts.
What does Paleolithic Age mean?
What is Old Stone Age.
What life changing event did Neolithic people begin to do? This is considered the Neolithic Revolution. (turning point)
What is farm.
Describe tools in the Paleolithic Age.
What is simple stone tools.
What does Neolithic Age mean?
What is New Stone Age.
___________ are traces of living things such as plant impressions or footprints that are found embedded in stone.
What are fossils.
People during the Paleolithic Age were ______________________. This is how they got their food.
What are hunter gathers.
Which civilization is known for its early form of writing called cuneiform?
Mesopotamia
Describe the tools that were used in the Neolithic Age.
What is polished stone tools.
What is a turning point?
What is a significant change.
People during the Paleolithic Age were __________. They moved from place to place rather than settling in one area.
What is nomadic.
What did people in the Paleolithic Age use for shelter?
What are caves.
What was the purpose of oracle bones in Shang Dynasty China?
To communicate with ancestors and predict the future.
What type of art did Neolithic people create?
What is wall paintings and pottery.
What important discoveries were made during the Neolithic Age?
What is farming, permanent settlements, domestication, weaving cloth, advanced tools, etc...
During the Neolithic age, people were ___________. Meaning they lived in one place rather than moving from place to place.
What is sedentary.
What is the largest discovery during the Paleolithic Age? What was it used for? (4 things)
What is fire. It was used for cooking, warmth, light, and protection.
Describe one key feature of the Olmec civilization.
Colossal stone heads, human sacrifice, Pok-a-Tok, or their role as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica.
What is specialization?
What is the way people got their jobs. People would specialize in a certain job and only work on that.
Neolithic people domesticated plants and animals. Why was this important? Think about how it helped the people in the villages.
What is by domesticating animals, it helped with farming. It made it easier. For example, animals would pull plows on the farm. By domesticating plants, it gave them clothing, food, and medicine.