SURPRISE!
OLD STONE AGE
NEW STONE AGE
CITIES AND CIVILIZATIONS
VOCABULARY
100

"My diet consists entirely of meat, berries and nuts".  What time period do I most likely come from?

Old Stone Age

100

What were the two main ways of getting food during the Old Stone Age?

Hunting and gathering.

100

What was the most important new activity that changed people's lives in the New Stone Age?

FARMING

100
Alongside which physical feature did most cities locate?

Rivers

100

What is PREHISTORY?

The time before people recorded history (before people could write)

200

Look at the picture posted by Mrs. Briggs.  This is an example of which VOCABULARY WORD?

IRRIGATION

200
Name 3 materials that Old Stone Age people used in their tools.

Bone, stone, teeth, wood, animal innards.

200

Because the New Stone Age people had a bit more time, they learned to make _______________

Pottery and baskets

200

What made it possible for ideas and inventions to spread from one civilization to another?

Hint:  it starts with a T!

Trade

200

Define:  SURPLUSES and IRRIGATION

SURPLUSES:  extra food or supplies

IRRIGATION: a man-made system to get water to farm fields

300

Look at the picture posted by Mrs. Briggs.  This is an example of which VOCABULARY WORD?

ARTIFACT
300

Describe the nomadic way of life.

People moved around in search of food.

Lived in simple temporary shelters such as caves, teepees or homes made of bones.

300

Name 2 ways that farming change people's lives in the New Stone Age

They were no longer nomads

They could build permanent homes

They had a bit of time to make pottery or baskets

They could store some food for winter

300
Name 3 reasons why rivers were useful places to locate cities.

Fertile soil

Water for humans, animals and plants

Trade

Transportation

300

What is a SOCIAL CLASS?

A group of people with similar jobs, wealth, education and power.

400

List the 8 parts of a civilization.

Cities - government

Social classes - job specialization

Art - architecture

Trade - writing

400

Name two reasons Old Stone Age people might have worked in groups.

To make the work easier.

To keep safe (protect themselves)

400

Name two ways that Old Stone Age and New Stone Age people were similar to one another.

Both knew how to hunt

Both new how to gather berries and nuts

Both used stone tools

Both worked in groups

Both knew how to use fire

400

What two transportation improvements made it possible for there to be more trading?

Wheel/axle

Boats

400

Define DOMESTICATE.

Give 3 examples 

To tame an animal for food, resources or to help with work.

Food examples:  sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, cows

 Work examples: dogs, donkeys, oxen

500

Draw a complete social class pyramid

Level 1:  King

Level 2:  nobles, military, priests, government

Level 3: merchants, artisans

Level 4: farmers, workers

Level 5: slaves

500

Name 3 ways that fire could have helped Old Stone Age people.

Cooking.

Warmth.

Protection from predators.

Light.

500

Name 3 ways that the New Stone Age people were different than the Old Stone Age people

Farming

Domesticated animals

Lived in permanent homes

Were not nomads

Knew how to make pottery/baskets

500

Because o SURPLUSES people were able to _______

Specialize Jobs (Specialization)

500

Define JOB SPECIALIZATION

Give 3 examples

Jobs that require special skills and training.

Examples:  carpenter, potter, weaver, teacher, scribe, tax collecter, musician, artist, blacksmith