Vocabulary
Scientists who dig up and study human remains to piece together the story of the past are called _______________
What are archaeologists.
Describe the weather during the Paleolithic Age.
The weather was cold. Ice covered much of the earth.
What was the change in weather? How did it help the Neolithic people with food?
What is it became warmer. With the snow and glaciers melting, the land became more fertile, which helped with farming.
What did people in the Paleolithic Age consider art?
What is cave paintings.
What is domestication? Which age did this?
What is taming animals and plants. The people of the Neolithic Age did this.
Scientists refer to everyday objects and tools that are left behind by early people as _____________
What are artifacts.
What does Paleolithic Age mean?
What is Old Stone Age.
What life changing event did Neolithic people begin to do? This is considered the Neolithic Revolution. (turning point)
What is farm.
Describe tools in the Paleolithic Age.
What is simple stone tools.
What does Neolithic Age mean?
What is New Stone Age.
___________ are traces of living things such as plant impressions or footprints that are found embedded in stone.
What are fossils.
People during the Paleolithic Age were ______________________. This is how they got their food.
What are hunter gathers.
What is Catalhoyuk?
What is the best preserved Neolithic settlement found. It is an archaeological site.
Describe the tools that were used in the Neolithic Age.
What is polished stone tools.
What is a turning point?
What is a significant change.
People during the Paleolithic Age were __________. They moved from place to place rather than settling in one area.
What is nomadic.
What did people in the Paleolithic Age use for shelter?
What are caves.
People during the Neolithic Age were sedentary. They had permanent settlements. What did they live in?
What is mud-brick houses.
What type of art did Neolithic people create?
What is wall paintings and pottery.
What important discoveries were made during the Neolithic Age?
What is farming, permanent settlements, domestication, weaving cloth, advanced tools, etc...
During the Neolithic age, people were ___________. Meaning they lived in one place rather than moving from place to place.
What is sedentary.
What is the largest discovery during the Paleolithic Age? What was it used for? (4 things)
What is fire. It was used for cooking, warmth, light, and protection.
What did people of the Neolithic Age wear as clothing?
What is they still used animal skins, but they also weaved cloth.
What is specialization?
What is the way people got their jobs. People would specialize in a certain job and only work on that.
Neolithic people domesticated plants and animals. Why was this important? Think about how it helped the people in the villages.
What is by domesticating animals, it helped with farming. It made it easier. For example, animals would pull plows on the farm. By domesticating plants, it gave them clothing, food, and medicine.