Definitions of Vocabulary
Give me the definition of crafts
True or False: People started producing their own food in this age
False
What are the greatest innovations of this age?
Agriculture and domesticating livestock
In this age, villages transformed into________.
Cities
Put the ages in chronological order
Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Metal
Give me the definition of upright
How did people in this age live?
They lived from hunting, fishing and gathering. They lived in caves and huts.
Where did people first begin to produce their own food?
Middle East (Fertile Crescent)
Which metals were used in this age?
Copper, Bronze, Iron
In what age did the first religious beliefs appear?
Palaeolithic
Tool for turning grain into flour
How did tools evolve in this age?
At first, they used simple sharpened stones. They perfected them using flint and began making specialized tools such as scrapers and spear heads.
Name some new tools and techniques from this age
Sickle, Hand mill, Stone polishing, Axe, Pottery, Textiles, Spindles and looms.
With the invention of _______, metal could take any form.
Smelting
In what age did they domesticate animals?
Neolithic
Give me the definition of ditches
Channels for holding water
Why do we say Palaeolithic people were predators?
They could not produce their own food.
The people of the Neolithic age became ________ so they could look after crops and animals.
Sedentary
Name the 3 types of Monoliths
Menhir, Dolmen, Stone Circle
In what age and time did people create Monoliths?
6th millennium BCE in the Metal Age
Give me the definition of smelting
extracting metal by heating rocks
What examples of art appeared in this age?
Rock art. Cave painting, statues and engravings.
They lived in villages in houses built with bricks of mud and straw (adobe).
Why did the first chiefs or kings appear in this age?
The need to protect wealth and power as social groups formed.
What are artisans? In what age did artisans appear?
Artisans appeared in the Metal age. These people were jewelers, blacksmiths, and potters.