Prehistory - 7th Grade

Paleolithic Era

100

The Paleolithic Era also goes by another name, what is it? It has something to do with rocks.

The Old Stone Age

200

During this period of time, humans did not have a permanent home. Instead, they were what. 

Nomadic or Nomads

300

During this era, humans spread out all over the world except for this continent.

Antarctica

400

During this era, humans got food through what means.

Hunting and gathering

500

Can you tell me at least one discovery made during this era of human existence. 

fire, stone tools, cave art... 

Neolithic Era

100

The Neolithic Era also goes by another name, what is it? It has something to do with rocks.

The New Stone Age

200

During this period of time, humans started to plant crops. How did this affect how they lived.

They began to settle down and make permanent settlements

300

During this era, how did humans get most of their food.

agriculture/farming

400

Once humans started farming during the Neolithic period, what did they have a lot more of?

Free time

500

During this period, humans started to do more than just hunt and find food. Can you tell me some things they started to do?

art, religion, music, etc...

Vocabulary

100

(50,000 B.C. to 10,000 B.C.)

• Humans lived nomadically - no permanent home

Paleolithic Age

200

(10,000 B.C. to 2,000 B.C.)

• Human beings began to discover agriculture and started having permanent settlements

Neolithic Age

300

the art of cultivating crops and domesticating herd animals for human food and use

agriculture

400

• the science of designing and raising houses and other buildings

architecture

500

a culture that builds and supports cities

civilization

First Civilizations

100

The first civilizations were all centered around this type of geographical marker.

rivers

200

Shang was located in what modern day country? 

China

300

Mesopotamia was located in what modern day country?

Iraq

400

Indus was located in what modern day country?

India

500

What did the religion of all the first civilizations center around?

nature

Last Week

100

• the study of what people did and what happened to them based on written records of past ages

history

200

• the period of human life on Earth before the invention of writing

prehistory

300

scientist who studies the evidence of the human past

For example: artifacts such as tools,buildings

Archeologist

400

a scientist who studies the evidence of all past life, human and nonhuman

• For example: fossils

Paleontologist

500

Prehistory is divided into two era?

Paleolithic and Neolithic