Vocabulary
Hunters and gatherers used simple ____________, such as stone tools and fire building, to meet their needs.
technology
Early people began to ____________, or exchange goods, with others.
trade
B.C.E means
Before Common Era
Small groups of nomads
Created cave paintings
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
Paleolithic
Claim 1: Archaeologists faced many obstacles when studying Kennewick Man.
What were they??
Scientists only studied him for 16 days
The discovery ignited a long controversy between Indian tribes, US government, and scientists
Early farmers, unlike their hunting-gathering ancestors, began to produce an oversupply, or ________ of food.
surplus
A ___________________ is a type of government led by a king or queen.
monarchy
A.D. means ANNO DOMINI which is Latin for
“in the year of the Lord.”
hunted and gathered
Discovered how to use fire
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
Paleolithic
Claim 2: Kennewick Man was a skilled hunter.
How do we know?
He ate seals, which means he hunted them
Chronic injury to his shoulder - could be from throwing spear, or bow and arrow
______________ is the training of people for specific tasks.
Specialization
During the ___________ ___________, men hunted animals and women gathered seeds and berries.
Paleolithic Age
c. = circa means around or about a date
around or about a date
Lived in permanent settlements
Experimented with agriculture
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
Neolithic
Claim 3: Native Americans do not want scientists to study Kennewick man. Why????
They wanted skeleton treated with respect and buried
Believed him to be their ancestor
The world’s first farmers learned to _________________ animals, such as wild goats, cattle, and sheep.
domesticate
During the ___________ ______, villages and cities developed.
Neolithic Age
DON'T KNOW
Domestication of animals
Specialization of jobs
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
Neolithic
Claim 4: Scientists do not agree on how and when the first people came to the Americas.
What do they think?
Scientists think people may have come from Asia 12,000 years ago - walked across the land bridge between Alaska and Russia
Some scientists think people may have come from Europe by boat
_____________ _______________ is the organized growing of food on a regular schedule, allowed people to produce a constant food supply.
Systematic agriculture
Villages and homes had ___________________, or holy places where gods and goddesses were honored.
shrines
What if it was the year 2000 A.D. How many years ago was 1500 A.D.?
500 years
Made own clothes
Had religious beliefs
Used stone tools and weapons
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
BOTH
How do we know that the Iceman from the Alps was from the Neolithic Age
We know this because they found grain on his clothing and belongings, must have had contact with a village