Vocabulary
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
irrigation
time when glances covered much of the earth's land
ice age
Did the sea level go up or down during the Ice Age?
down
Name three things artisans made.
pottery
jewelry
baskets
weave cloth
weapons
Name 4 things that fire provided
warmth
light
help hunting
place to gather
way to cook food
smoke meat so you didn't have to eat it right away
people who move from place to place as a group to find food
nomads
a government whose ruler is a king or queen
monarchy
The Paleolithic Age is also called the ____ ____ ____
Old Stone Age
Name two tools that were invented during the Neolithic Era
hoe
sickle
millstone
What was the name of the oldest and largest community during the Neolithic Age
Jericho
the use of advanced tools to solve problems; an ability gained by the practical use of knowledge
technology
scientist who studies objects to learn about past human life
archaeologist
What were the first tools made from?
flint
What were the two main inventions during the Bronze Age?
wheel and plow
a place where people worship
shrine
the set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people
culture
to reveal
expose
people adapted by eating more ______ in their diet during the ice age
fat
The beginning of __________ came about when leaders of villages started being in charge
government
What were two new metals people started working with during the Neolithic Era?
copper
bronze
relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age
Paleolithic
a person's rank compared to other
status
what was made from animal bones to make baskets and nets
needles
This is seasonal migration while maintaining a base where crops are grown
seminomadic
What is it called to perform a specific task to be efficient; to be good at one particular thing
specialization