Paleolithic Life
Humans during the Paleolithic era moved from place to place in search of food rather than staying in one spot. What is this called?
Nomadic Lifestyle/Nomads
The main shift that defined the Neolithic Revolution was moving from hunting and gathering to this method of food production.
What is agriculture (or farming/herding)?
Paleolithic humans made basic tools like choppers and scrapers by flaking off pieces from this hard stone.
Flint
One of the earliest domesticated animals was?
Dogs (wolf pups)
This cheerful yellow sponge lives in a pineapple under the sea in this iconic fictional underwater town.
Bikini Bottom
To survive the harsh, cold climates of the Ice Age, Paleolithic humans designed _________ to help them craft warmer clothes made out of ___________
Needles, animal fur
Jericho and Çatalhöyük are famous early examples of these types of human living arrangements that replaced mobile camps.
Permanent settlements/farming villages
Neolithic humans created these sturdy, heat-resistant vessels to store grain and carry water.
What is pottery (or ceramic pots)?
The end of this major global geological event around 10,000 BCE created the warmer climate that allowed farming to emerge.
Ice Age
Which NFL quarterback has won the most super bowls in their career? (7)
Tom Brady
Paleolithic survival depended on men hunting animals and women doing this activity to find wild plants, seeds, and berries.
Gathering
Having extra food beyond what a family needed to survive day-to-day is known by this term.
Agricultural surplus
The Stone Age ended once human began making tools out of
Metal
What was Berringia? What 2 continents did it connect and what was it used for?
Berringia was the land bridge that connected Asia to North America. Woolly Mammoth and humans used the land bridge to migrate from Asia to NA.
This 1993 Steven Spielberg blockbuster features genetically cloned dinosaurs wreaking havoc across a remote Costa Rican theme park.
Jurassic Park
What continent do all human beings technically come from?
Africa
Because not everyone had to farm full-time, people began developing specific skills to become artisans, weavers, or builders, a process known as this.
What is specialization of labor (or division of labor)?
Near the end of the Neolithic period, humans began heating up rocks to extract the metal from within them. This process is known as
Smelting
Explain how a group of humans could take down and kill a Woolly Mammoth?
Intelligence, teamwork and advanced tools (spears/bow and arrow)
Name this song:
Choosin' Texas
There are 8 elements that make up culture. Name 4
Language, clothing, music, art, law, religion, government and family structure
Permanent property and land ownership during the Neolithic era gave rise to differences in wealth and social class, creating this type of social organization.
Social Stratification
Neolithic farmers developed these curved blades attached to wooden handles to harvest cereal crops efficiently.
Sickles
Describe the geography and climate that early humans would seek out to begin farming?
Warm, moist/wet areas such as the Fertile Crescent. Ideally near a river.
Which country produces the most banana's in the entire world?
India (37 million tonnes of banana's per year which is about 1/4 of the world's banana production)