Vocabulary
The Paleolithic Age
Survival
Technology
Language and Art
100

People who regularly move from place to place to survive.

Nomads

100

What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?

The Stone Age.

100

What was the method men used to hunt animals?

They drove them off cliffs.

100

What were some materials that were used as tools?

Sticks, stones, and branches.

100

How did people communicate before the development of language?

Physical Gestures.

200

This word means “old stone” and is referred to as the  ”Stone Age”

Paleolithic 

200

Why did Paleolithic people move around frequently?

They were in search of food and shelter.

200

What type of pairs did men and woman hunt in?

Monogamous Pairs.

200

What were the small pieces of stone called after being shattered?

Flint.


200

What was the purpose of cave painting?

To create a language and to communicate with others through art. 

300

A place built for warmth and safety

Shelter

300

How did Paleolithic people survive?

Hunting and Gathering
300

How did people stay warm?

Animal fur/skin, making tents and huts, making fires.

300

What was flint used to create?

An axe.

300

What is the purpose of language?

To express our thoughts and feelings.
400

The chasing of animals for food.

Hunting

400

What was the job of a woman in the Paleolithic age?

Gathering wild nuts, berries, and grains.

400

What were some purposes of fire?

Warmth, cooking, preserving food for longer.

400

How were fur coats made by animal skin created.

Sharp tools were used to skin the animals.

400

Where were the first pieces of art made?

A cave.

500

Obtaining food by foraging wild plants, grains, or berries.

Gathering

500

What was the job of a man in the Paleolithic Age?

Hunting animals.

500

How was the making of fire discovered?

Rubbing two pieces of wood together.

500

What were hand axes used for?

Preparing and cutting food, hunting.
500

What were some ways paintings were created?

Finger painting and brushes.