Early Hunters and Gatherers
Professionals who are dedicated to study ancient people by the artifacts they find.
Archeologists
This long type of weather made farming cultures different from other early people because of where they lived.
climate
If ancient stone age cultures could NOT write words to tell their story, then perhaps they could show this to their future generations.
cave paintings
This time period was marked by large amounts of glaciers, nomadic travels of hunters, and crossing the massive land bridge to other lands...and cold, cold, cold conditions.
Ice Age
People moving from place to place.
Migrated, migrating, migration, etc.
The connection bridged between Asia and North America that gave a path for the early hunters to travel over and reach new places.
Beringia
people who traveled from place to place
nomads
Different cultures of people discovered that if they change THIS about where they lived, they could grow different kinds of fruits and vegetables.
soil
This age was marked by newer human accomplishments like polished stone axes and marked the beginning of the domestication of wild animals.
New Stone Age
This includes the technology, customs, beliefs and artwork of different groups of people.
culture
The time long ago where there were not any writing systems, or written paper documents detailing the language of ancient people.
prehistory
To be able to grow your own crops, or raise farm animals is called...
agriculture
The "Three Sisters" (or perhaps it was four?) of agricultural food were...
corn, beans, and squash (potatoes?)
Human-made technology began with this time period being made over a longer period of time, including bone and wood tools, leatherworkings, and ancient stone and pebble carvings.
Old Stone Age
The study of physical features, climate, and people and how they are connected to each other is called...
geography
This location served as the first discovery of arifacts that belonged to the earliest people of the Ice Age.
The excavation site that revealed the existence and artifacts dating back to the Stone Age and the end of the Ice Age.
Skara Brae
The name given to a 9,000-year-old site that had many, similar human features painted all over the walls to show the numbers and members in their family.
Cave of the Hands
This time period was known for the beginning of metal tools, advanced hunting tools, and more complex inventions (sandals, animal traps, baskets, etc.).
Late Stone Age
Different jobs and responsibilities given to people in a group to divide up the work.
Social divisions
Name the two other discovery sites that were conducted after the Clovis findings.
Monte Verde and Topper site
This method was used by scientists to help determine the age of something based upon how much __ __ ___ __ __ __ it had.
Carbon dating
Name the two locations known for their famous cave paintings in Spain and France.
Lascaux and Altamira
The study of how people moved and developed their cultures throughout the ages.
anthropology
The cave painting found in France.
Chauvet