Stone Age 1
a person who has no settled home and is constantly migrating
What is a nomad
to tame animals and breed them for human use
What is domestication
This frozen body gave scientists lots of information about his time period and copper tools
Otzi
this is the continent where early humans originated from
What is Africa
Something that encourages someone to move to a new place
What is a push factor
the period of time before writing was invented
What is prehistory
A severe shortage of food, which could happen if a farmer's main crop failed.
What is a famine?
A major disadvantage of living in crowded villages, which caused sickness to spread quickly.
What is disease?
The continent where early humans first originated from
Africa
The practice of farming and growing your own food.
What is agriculture
this means the Old Stone Age
Paleolithic
When people in a village focus on one specific job, like being a potter, weaver, or builder.
What is specialization
Paleolithic people lived in small groups of 20-50 people called these.
Band
This technology was used to pass knowledge, conduct rituals, and strengthen community bonds.
What is cave art
What is an advantage of the hunter-gatherer diet?
The varied diet of hunter gatherers provided a diet that was rich in nutrients.
Having more food than you need is called having a
Surplus
During the Old Stone Age, people got their food by
What is hunting and gathering
In the simulation, the Neolithic group was able to build this to protect their village and food.
What is a wall (or fence)?
Instead of being nomadic, Neolithic people settled in these.
What is a permanent settlement or village
What type of stone was often used to make weapons out of during the Paleolithic era?
Flint
Besides caves, Paleolithic people primarily built simple shelters out of these two materials.
What is animal skins and bones
In the New Stone Age, for the first time, people began what kind of revolution?
Agricultural
During the period of prehistory, people kept warm by
using fire
The food surplus led to this new system, where some people (like leaders or priests) had more power than others (like farmers).
What is a social hierarchy (or social classes)?