Definitions
Nomadic
Groups of people who lived by traveling place to place and don't have one home.
What two time periods are in prehistory?
Paleolithic and Neolithic
What were the subsistence activities of Paleolithic people?
Hunting, foraging, gathering
Where did Neolithic people choose to settle?
The Fertile Crescent
Sedentary
People who are permanently settled in one place.
Nomadic
What were Paleolithic dwellings like?
Dwellings were temporary shelters like tents or huts that were easy to transport. Made of materials like animal skins, leaves, stones, etc. Sometimes they would use a cave or a hollow.
What were the subsistence activities of Neolithic people?
Agriculture, hunting and gathering
Subsistence activities
What people did to ensure they had enough food to survive
What was the way of life of Neolithic people?
Sedentary
What three materials did Paleolithic humans use to make tools?
Wood, bone, and stone
What were the dwellings like in the Neolithic period? How were they different from Paleolithic dwellings?
Neolithic dwellings were permanent. They are different from Paleolithic dwellings in that they prioritized sturdy materials and making their dwellings permanent.
Domesticate
Control the growth and reproduction of a plant, or to tame an animal
What two natural factors made it possible for Neolithic people to become sedentary?
- Climate change
- Abundance of food due to agriculture
Where did the earliest humans migrate from?
Africa
Why did the human population increase in the Neolithic period?
Climate change, an abundance of food from agriculture, and improved technology and tools
Artifact
Object made or transformed by humans, often discovered during archaeological excavations
What are favourable conditions for human survival (in terms of the land and environment)?
A place with access to waterways, fertile soil, a mild climate, and food sources
What did humans learn to control in the Paleolithic period that changed the way we lived forever?
Fire
How do we know about Neolithic people?
Archaeological findings