Vocabulary
What are nomads?
People who move from place to place.
What does Paleolithic stand for?
Old stone
What does Neolithic stand for?
New stone
What were the first types of governments?
Monarchies
In what era did men hunt and women gather?
Paleolithic
What is domestication and in what era did it take place?
To tame, Neolithic
This development for Paleolithic people provided warmth, light, protection, and a place to share stories.
Fire
What event allowed people to settle in organized communities?
Agricultural Revolution
Describe the social structure of civilizations? (Who was at the top, middle, and bottom?)
Top: Rulers, Priests, Government officials, Warriors
Middle: Free people (artisans, farmers, craftspeople)
Bottom: Enslaved people
In what era did men farm and women take care of the children?
Neolithic
What is a surplus?
More than what is needed; excess
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Name the tool Paleolithic people made by tying large pieces of flint to wooden poles.
Hand axe
Specialization was a direct effect of what?
Technology advances/Agriculture
To pass on information, people invented ways of writing using what?
Symbols
The agricultural revolution was a cultural shift that took place in which era?
Neolithic
What was the long period of extreme cold that affected all of the Earth?
Ice Age
Name 2 ways Paleolithic people used animals.
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
NOT domestication
True or False, Gender roles begin to exist in the Neolithic era.
False
What characteristic of civilization was created to help people explain their lives, forces of nature, and the role of humans in the world?
Religion
What was the breakthrough in technology that was a stronger material than both copper and tin?
Bronze
Hunter-gatherers lived in ______ of 20-30 people.
bands
Name one way Paleolithic people adapted during the ice age?
Enriched meals with fat, built sturdier shelters, and used animal fur for clothing
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Depletion of resources, loss of forestation, desert-like conditions, and abandoned settlements are early settlement problems caused by what?
Population Growth
What characteristic of civilizations includes organizing people into groups based on the type of work they did and amount of wealth/power they had?
Social class structure
Farming became a more efficient way of finding food and advances in technology created more free time for people. What did these events lead to?
Specialization