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Hunter Gatherers
Ice Age
Potpourri
Fire & Food
100
What would a Paleolithic axe have been made of?
What is: Wood and Flint or (stone)
100
People who often moved around (in search of food) with no real homes:
What are : NOMADS
100
Long periods of extreme cold that affected all of Earth.
What is the ICE AGES
100
The time period when people used stone to make tools and weapons.
What is PALEOLITHIC AGE
100
At first, how did Paleolithic men hunt large animals?
What is THEY USED CLUBS OR DROVE ANIMALS OFF CLIFFS.
200
A stone used by Paleolithic people to make technological devices:
What is FLINT
200
How many people traveled in Nomadic Bands during the Paleolithic Age?
What is around 20-30 members per group/band
200
Two important technological developments of Paleolithic people (these really helped during the Ice Ages)
What is TOOLS AND FIRE
200
The Paleolithic Age began about when?
What is: 2.5 million years ago
200
What are some animals/plants eaten by Hunter Gatherers?
What is BUFFALO, BISON, WILD GOATS, REINDEER, WILD GRAINS, BERRIES, and GREEN PLANTS
300
Cutting tools made of flint:
What are: Axes, or sickles
300
Along coastal areas, hunter gatherers:
What is FISHED
300
The land bridge that connected parts of North America & Asia:
What is Bering Land Bridge
300
In 1940, a cave was found near __________ that showed paintings of animals like: horses, boars, bison, and deer.
What is LASCAUX, SOUTHERN FRANCE
300
Two ways that people created fire:
What is: Rubbing 2 pieces of wood together and rubbing IRON PYRITE together.
400
Clothing was often made out of...
What is Animal Furs (especially during the Ice Age)
400
How did Paleolithic women help the men?
What is by: hunting, staying close to camps, looking after children, and searching for plants/berries.
400
What happened to sea levels during the Ice Ages?
What is: The levels of the oceans was lowered due to ice sheets and glaciers growing larger.
400
How did early artists create paints during the Paleolithic Age?
What is: by crushing yellow, black, and red rocks, then combining them with animal fat.
400
Fire also helped ancient people?
What is: COOK FOOD and SMOKE FOOD with fire.
500
___________ was rubbed together to create fire.
What is IRON PYRITE
500
What did hunter-gatherers have to learn about the animals they hunted?
What is how the animals behaved and moved.
500
About how long did the last ice age last?
What is about 90,000 years...
500
Tools and methods used to perform tasks that Paleolithic people needed to survive.
What is: Technology
500
Why were fossils found of similar species of mammals in North America & Asia?
What is: Mammals migrated due to the ice age and similar species were found on both the North American and Asian Continents.