Paleolithic Age
What took up the majority of a Paleolithic human's day?
Hunting and gatherering
The Neolithic Age begins with the switch from ___________________________________
hunting-gathering to systematic agriculture (farming)
Recall the advancement during the Paleolithic Age that made gathering food easier.
tools
What is an Ice Age?
Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the Earth.
Historians believe early humans originated in ________
Africa
What is the best example of how an advance in the use of technology made life less difficult with Paleolithic people?
They discovered how to use FIRE
How were early farmers different from hunter-gatherers?
They farmed AND domesticated animals for human use.
Name 3 major advancements during the Paleolithic Age.
1. Simple tools such as axes
2. Fire
3. Spoken Language
What was the Stone Age?
The earliest period in human history. Humans made tools out of stone.
Archaeologists base their conclusions on _________ ____________
physical evidence
Paleolithic people made their clothes out of __________________
animal skins
What were the 2 MAIN benefits early humans gained by settling in agricultural communities?
less sickness and more free time
What are the two most important and long-lasting effects of the Agricultural Revolution?
The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities
A mixture of copper and tin is called
Bronze
Because the conditions for farming were suitable, the first civilizations arose in
river valleys
Paleolithic people came to North America across a ______________
land bridge
What was the cause of the problems early settlements faced in the Neolithic Age?
Population Growth
What evidence supports the idea that an early culture was becoming a civilization?
Copper weapons
The prehistoric transition from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture is called the _______________________
Agricultural Revolution
As food became more abundant in the Neolithic Age, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people...
became artisans (skilled workers)
What were the roles of men and women during the Paleolithic Age?
Men: hunted
Women: cared for the children and gathered food
What was the difference between the responsibilities of Neolithic men and Neolithic women?
Men: herded, farmed, and protected the village
Women: oversaw food supplies, and weaved textiles
Why was the discovery of bronze an important breakthrough at the end of the Neolithic Age?
Bronze was stronger than copper
What Age is also referred to as the Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic Age
Why do some historians consider the Agricultural Revolution to be the most important event in human history?
The Agricultural Revolution was so important to humankind because it is something we still utilize today. Farming has shaped the way communities of humans have settled around the world, and allowed the human species population to grow.