Palelothic Age
Paleolithic people where _______ which means that they were constantly moving from place to place.
Nomads
What makes the neolithic period different from the paleolithic period?
the arrival of agriculture
What is the difference between the metal ages and the neolithic period?
The use of metal in everyday life
Why did they use iron as a metal?
Iron is a metal that can easily be found in abundance in nature, which was easier for them to find and use
How did paleolithic people find their food?
They where hunter-gatherers, meaning that they had to hunt animals and gather different plants from the ground or surrounding areas
How did the neolithic people live?
Neolithic people became sedentary, and ended the age of nomads
What was the first metal that they used?
Copper
What was invented from the creation of new materials and things?
Trade between people
What type of clothes did Paleolithic people wear?
They wore clothes made from animal skins
Why did the neolithic people settle in villages near rivers?
The access to water helped to not only survive but also helped them be able to cultivate different crops
How did they create the bronze metal?
By mixing copper and tin
How did trade affect society?
It created social classes between the rich and the poor
What did the Paleolithic people use as weapons?
They created their own weapons using axes and spears made out of rocks, wood and bones
What where some of the first animals the neolithic people domesticated?
Dogs, sheep, goats and pigs
How where weapons created during this period?
Bronze and copper where melted using fire and shaped into different shapes and sizes. They made: axe heads, swords, daggers and more.
When people during the ages began to question why humans existed, what did they create?
Religion
Where did palolithic people live?
They lived in tribes in small groups, where they lived together in caves
What was the most important invention from the neolithic age?
The wheel
What where some new inventions created during the bronze age?
Pottery and clothes that was weaved from wool instead of animal skins
What was the cause of the end of prehistory and the beginning of history?
When the first written language was born