Vocab
Men or women during the Paleolithic Age were called...
What is hunter-gatherer?
Give 2 examples of POSITIVE impacts of farming.
larger populations, job specialization, food surplus, permanent settlements, etc.
What is clan?
The Neolithic Revolution was characterized by the development of this.
What is farming?
A group of people who move their home from place to place.
What is nomadic?
Give 2 examples of NEGATIVE impacts of farming.
Disease, less healthy diet, violence, social class divisions, etc.
Give 2 examples of challenges during this age.
food shortage, hunting, staying warm, migrating, other clans, etc.
The name of the mummified body found in the Alps.
When you have more of something than you need.
What is surplus?
Give an example from Mankind how humans adapted to their changing environment.
Fire, clothing, wolves
Give 3 examples of the technology during this time.
spear thrower, needles out of bones, stone arrow heads, stone knives, spears
This was the major crop planted during this time.
What is wheat?
To use or change a plant or animal for human use.
What is domestication?
Give an example from the textbook how humans adapted to their changing environment.
Formed larger groups for hunting, hunted new animals, learned about new plants, made warmer shelter
The average age an elder would live to.
What is 30-35?
Give 3 examples of technology during this time.
Plow, pottery, metal knives, etc.
To change a way of life due to a new environment.
What is adapt?
Are we better off with or without farming? Defend your answer.
Must use evidence in defense.
Think critically: Why did Paleolithic populations stay so small for so long?
Answers will vary. Should discuss limited food availability.
Think critically: Why did Neolithic people become MORE violent than earlier people?
Answers will very. Should discuss competition over the land and defending it.