PEOPLE
AGES & ERAS
INNOVATIVE
TOOLS & WEAPONS
TERMS & VOCAB
100
These people moved from place to place to survive.
Who were nomads?
100
Paleolithic Age, Ice Age, Neolithic Age
What is P.I.N?
100
This provided warmth in cold caves, light when it was dark and chased away animals.
What is fire?
100
A hard stone that they broke to make weapons.
What is flint?
100
This means “Old Stone”
What is Paleolithic?
200
the men
Whose job in the group was it to hunt?
200
These were Long periods of extreme cold
What were the ice ages?
200
They wore animal skins and lived in caves and huts.
How did people stay warm in the Paleolithic Age?
200
These weapons made it easier to hunt
What are spears, bows and arrows ?
200
This means “New Stone”
What is Neolithic?
300
The women
Whose job was it to do all the house chores like stayed in camp, watched the children and gathered nuts and berries?
300
This means “Old Stone”
What is Paleolithic?
300
People used this to pass on information, keep accurate records, and preserve stories.
What is writing?
300
Harpoons and spears with sharp points and fish hooks
How did people catch fish?
300
This means to tame animals for human use.
What is to domesticate?
400
Men and women
Who made decisions that affected the whole group?
400
This Age began about 2.5 million years ago- around 8000 BCE (before the Common Era).
When was the Paleolithic Age?
400
This allowed the population to grow at a faster rate.
What was the result of having a constant food supply?
400
Sharp-edged tools
What was used to cut up plants and dig roots?
400
This means growing food on a regular basis.
What is systematic agriculture?
500
They developed cities and formed governments and lived in river valleys near water and fertile land.
Who were early civilizations ?
500
This Age was about 8000 BCE to 4000 BCE.
What was the Neolithic Age?
500
This was when humans learned how to grow crops and tame animals that produced food.
What was the Agricultural Revolution?
500
Scraping tools
What was used to cut hides to wear and make shelter?
500
This means people in society were organized into groups.
What are social class structures?
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