Survival Skills
They ensured their survival by constantly searching for this and adapting to their environment.
What is food?
They hunted small animals and gathered these three things.
What are nuts, berries, and roots?
The long-term trend in weather and atmospheric conditions.
What is climate?
These people study artifacts to understand human life
What are archaeologists?
The term for the period before written records.
What is prehistoric?
Prehistoric humans adapted using these three things.
What are food, shelter, and tools?
Gathering was essential because of this
What is food scarcity and diet balance?
To move from one place to another
What is migrate?
Studying artifacts helps reconstruct this about ancient people.
What is social, economic, and cultural life?
A person who hunts, fishes, and gathers wild food.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
This essential practice supported their diet alongside hunting.
What is gathering roots and berries?
These items were used as either decoration or paint tools in Blombos Cave.
What are shell beads?
This term refers to people who do not settle permanently.
What is a nomad?
Archaeologists found these items in prehistoric sites.
What are stone axes, bone decorations, and clay figurines?
This term means to live by moving place to place.
What is nomad?
Prehistoric humans typically lived in these.
What are small tribal groups of about 30 people?
These conditions made hunting difficult.
What is constantly needing to search for food?
Climate influenced migration because hunter-gatherers relied on this.
What is animal movement and seasonal changes?
These gave insight into daily life and practices of prehistoric cultures.
What are artifacts?
They moved for food and resources.
Why did prehistoric people migrate?
A major daily challenge for hunter-gatherers
What is hunting being difficult and time-consuming?
Prehistoric humans forced animals off cliffs instead of using these
What are weapons?
This made people leave one area and find another to survive.
What is food scarcity?
This is the relationship between archaeology and history
What is archaeology being a branch of history focused on material remains?
This means using tools, paint, and other items to express and survive.
What is adapting through culture?