Paleolithic
Neolithic
Vocabulary
Aspects of Life
Geography
100

Why is the Paleolithic Era also known as the 'Stone Age'?

Tools + Weapons were made primarily out of stone

100

Neolithic Revolution was considered a _______ in history.

Turning Point

100

The abbreviation 'BCE' stands for

Before the Common Era

100

The 4 major aspects of a Paleolithic diet were

Plants, animals, seafood, insects

100

How many continents are there?

7

200

What event was also occurring at the same time as the Stone Age?

The Ice Age

200

The shift that occurred in the Neolithic Revolution was from hunting and gathering to

Agriculture or farming

200

Another word for 'farming'

Agriculture

200

The uses of animals during the Paleolithic Age were

Food, Clothing, Shelter, Tools + Weapons

200

What are the names of all 7 continents?

North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia

300

People of the Paleolithic Era migrated out of what continent?

Africa

300

Other than stone, tools & weapons in the Neolithic age were also made out of

Wood, Clay, Animal parts

300

Humans raising plants + animals for their own personal use

Domestication

300

Scraping animal skin, cutting up animals, and cutting stone to make tools were part of which Age's campsite?

Paleolithic or Stone Age

300

What oceans are on the sides of North + South America?

Atlantic + Pacific

400

The Paleolithic Age ends around what year BCE?

9,000 BCE

400

Ideas of farming spread throughout the Neolithic Revolution thanks to

Trading, Traveling, or Cultural Diffusion

400

Region located between Europe and Asia. Also includes parts of Northern Africa

Middle East

400

Having fenced in areas to raise animals and places to collect home grown seeds are a part of which Age's campsite?

Neolithic

400

The area located in between Europe and Asia is called

The Middle East

500

What was the name of the stone that was primarily used for tools and weapons for people of the Stone Age?

Obsidian

500

The introduction of farming in a Neolithic village allowed for villagers to _______ their labor

Specialize

500

The process of exchanging goods and ideas

Cultural Diffusion

500

Having multiple farms in a village that produced tons of food allowed other villages to do what instead of search for food?

Specialize in labor

500

The three (3) rivers located in the Fertile Crescent are

The Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile