Paleolithic Era
What were the roles of men and women in the Paleolithic Era?
Men: Hunted
Women: Gathered
What is a set of shared spiritual beliefs or religious practices called?
Religion
What is, Surplus?
More than what is needed; an excess.
Where did the Great Migration begin?
Africa
What is the time before there were written records for historians to examine called?
Prehistory
Name two ways the discovery of fire impacted humans during the Paleolithic Era?
- cook their food
- scare of predatory animals
- have light at night
- enjoy warmth in colder climates
What is the role of Writing in a civilization?
Symbols, picture writing, or words used to preserve important information.
What are nomadic people who survived by hunting small animals and gathering plants called?
Hunter-Gatherer
What pushed humans to warmer climates?
The Ice Age
What connects land between continents?
Land Bridge
What did a nomadic lifestyle consist of?
- No permanent home who travels for food.
- Once they found a new area to live, they made temporary huts out of tree branches or animal skins.
- When they gathered as much food as they could in one area, they moved.
How do you define Social Classes in a civilization?
Groups of people that are organized into different ranks or levels in a society. Like a pyramid, the largest number of people in the lowest social class are at the bottom.
What is it called when people leave their home to live elsewhere?
Migration
What changed Early Man's lifestyle from nomadic to sedentary?
Agriculture/Farming
What are two things that define, Nomad?
1) Someone without permanent a home
2) Someone who travels for food
Why is the Paleolithic Era referred to as the Stone Age?
Because the tools they had and made were made of stone.
What allowed a city's population to grow?
What is a complex society that includes an organized government and workers with specific skills?
A Civilization.
How were the tools in the Neolithic Era different from the tools in the Paleolithic Era?
Neolithic: axes, tools to work the land
Paleolithic: tools made of stone and bone
What is, Domestication?
When the growth of plants or behavior of animals is changed in ways that benefit humans.
Where did early humans live during the Paleolithic Era and why?
What are types of Art and Architecture present in a civilization?
Art: statues, painting, music, literature
Architecture: buildings and temples
Define, Archaeologist.
Someone who studies thing that people left behind like tools or instruments made by people in the past.
What dates did the Neolithic Era roughly take place between?
8,000 - 3,000 BCE
Define, Anthropologist.
Someone who studies parts of human societies and the way that humans lived in the past.
They investigate how humans behaved, interacted, and developed.