General
We write historical dates in BCE and ____
CE
Humans were _______ and moved from one place to another for food
Nomads
Fill in the blank: Neolithic people were _____ because they stopped moving around to live
Sedentary
Where did early humans migrate from?
Africa
True
prehistory ends with the invention of _____
writing
What important discovery did Palaeolithic people make?
Fire
The ________ Revolution is when people stopped being nomadic hunter-gathers and began settling and farming.
Agricultural
What is one reason why we think humans began to migrate out of Africa?
population
food
volcanic eruptions
Cave painting began in the Palaeolithic era
True
How many years are in a century?
100
What were Palaeolithic tools made from?
Stone, bones and sticks
The first ________ appeared, who worked with knitting and making baskets
Artisans
This was a significant development in the story of early humans that set humans apart from other animals. ___________ allowed humans to pass down learning from one generation to the next, and they were constantly able to improve upon tools and ideas
Collective learning
Palaeolithic people domesticated animals
FALSE: Neolithic people domesticated animals
What do we call the objects and evidence left behind by past humans which we study and learn from
Artifacts
Almost one million years ago
Where did Neolithic people live?
In villages (on high land, close to water)
a change or development by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
Adaptation / Adapt
Prehistoric adults created cave paintings consisting of squiggly lines called "finger flutings."
FALSE: children created them
Put the periods in order:
Modern Age
Ancient Age
Prehistory
Middle Ages
Contemporary Age
Prehistory
Ancient Age
Middle Ages
Modern Age
Contemporary Age
Most Palaeolithic cave paintings are of _______
animals (bison, horses, bulls, mammoths)
Besides farming crops and raising plants, agriculture also includes__________________
When a new method, idea, product, etc. is created.
Mediterranean cultures arrived on the Iberian Penninsula during the Metal Ages
FALSE: after the Metal Ages