Vocabulary
Define Ice Age
Long periods of extreme cold on earth.
When did the Stone age begin and end?
The Stone Age began in 2.5 million B.C. and ended in 8,000 B.C.
What happened from 100,000 B.C. until 8,000 B.C.?
The Last Ice Age
Life became less difficult for Paleolithic people once they discovered how to make?
Fire.
How did cave people get food?
They hunted and they gathered.
The early part of human history, also known as the Stone Age
Paleolithic
What are some of the most important technologies used by Paleolithic people?
Tools.
What is another word for ice sheet?
Glacier.
How did early humans produce, or make, fire?
Friction.
Cave people travelled in bands of how many people?
20-30 people
Define Technology.
The use of new ideas and tools to do work.
What material did Paleolithic people make tools and weapons out of?
Flint.
As Glaciers grew larger, what happened to the water levels of the oceans?
The water level of the oceans was lowered.
What is an extremely important advancement during the Paleolithic Age?
The development of spoken language.
_________ affected how Paleolithic people lived.
Climate.
Nomads.
What two events ended in 8,000 B.C. ?
The Paleolithic Age and the last Ice Age.
What is a strip of dry land that connects two or more continents called?
How did Paleolithic people create the paint they used for their cave paintings?
Paleolithic people crushed yellow, black, and red rocks and mixed them with animal fat to create brightly colored paint.
How did cave people communicate before there was spoken language?
Sounds and Physical Gestures
What is the way of life for people who share similar beliefs and customs
Culture.
How long did the last ice age last?
Approx. 90,000 - 92,000 years
In 1940, a cave in ________, France was discovered with similar paintings to the ones that were found earlier in Spain.
Lascaux
Why did cave people make cave paintings?
Historians aren't sure. Maybe cave people thought that painting an animal would bring good luck, or maybe they made cave paintings to record the group's history, or simply to be enjoyed.