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
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
Paleolithic
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
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
Paleolithic
______________ 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
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
Neolithic
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
discovered uses of fire
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
Paleolithic
_____________ _______________ 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]
Paleolithic, Neolithic or BOTH
BOTH