Vocab
a person who studies past human life
archeologist
a _________ was used during both the Stone Age and Bronze Age to cut through soil
plough
Why is it called the Stone Age?
People used stone as tools
Why is it called the Bronze Age?
people used bronze for tools
What is the Ice Age?
a long period of low temperatures and thick ice covering Earth
exchange on thing for something else
trade
domesticated
How did people live in the Stone Age?
they were nomads
Name a bronze age tool?
sword, axe, knife, plough, scythe
What Age (Stone, Bronze, Iron) was the Ice Age a part of?
Stone Age
a layer of grass and soil
turf
Stone Age roofs were covered with ___________
thatch
Name two kinds of Stone Age shelters
caves , animal bones & skins
Why was the Bronze Age important?
new tools, new jobs, new inventions like the wheel, more food and production
How did humans get food during the Ice Age?
mostly hunting, some gathering
woven or knitted cloth
textiles
A _____________ is when many people live together
society
Name 2 types of art that Stone Age people created
paintings, statues, jewelry
What is Bronze a mixture of and why is it better?
copper and tin, it is much harder
How many Ice Ages were there?
5
a mineral or rock containing metal
ore
Stone Age people lived near rivers because water was an important __________.
resource
near water
increased land to farm, speed of farming, amount of food for people
Name 4 animals that were hunted during the Ice Age
woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, cave bear, saber-toothed tiger