Daily Life
What are nomads.
This activity was primarily done by women in order to get food.
What is Gathering.
What age took place between the years 2.5 million BCE and 8000 BCE?
What is the Paleolithic Age.
What is specialization?
Specialization is the act of training for a specific job.
What 2 types of homes were found during the Paleolithic Age?
What are small huts and caves.
What is: 1. Using weapons (spears, bows and arrows) 2. Trapping 3. Driving animals off cliffs.
What is 8000-4000 BCE.
What 2 things did a steady food supply do for humans who gathered in communities?
It allowed the population to grow, and humans were healthier.
Thoroughly describe 1 way that humans created fire.
What is using flint for sparks, or twisting/rubbing two sticks together.
What are 3 ways that humans utilized fire?
What are: for warmth, for light, to scare away animals, to cook food.
Towards the end of the Paleolithic Age what happened to the Earth?
What could have been done with extra food in communities?
It could have been traded for goods, or stored for later use.
This activity was done primarily in caves for several different reasons.
What is cave painting.
During the Neolithic Age, what 2 places did humans build homes?
What are 2 things that humans had to adapt or change about their lifestyle during the Ice Ages?
2. They had to wear thicker clothing.
3. They had to eat more fat with their meals.
Villages brought protection from what 2 things?
Weather and wild animals.
What are two reasons that humans made cave paintings?
2. For enjoyment.
3. To leave their trace for other humans.
What is a shrine, and what was it meant for?
A shrine is a place where people go to worship.
During the Neolithic Age humans transitioned from hunting and gathering to what different activity?
What is systematic agriculture.
What event do humans say is the most important in Ancient History?
The Agricultural Revolution.