Vocabulary
This word means “movement from one region to another.”
What is migration?
The Paleolithic Era is also known as this.
What is the Old Stone Age?
The Neolithic Era is also called this.
What is the New Stone Age?
People built early settlements near these places for water.
What are rivers or oases?
People settled near water for this main reason.
What is farming or drinking water?
Another word for “farming.”
What is agriculture?
Paleolithic people were nomadic. This means they did this.
What is move from place to place?
This major discovery changed life and allowed permanent settlements.
What is agriculture/farming?
This ancient settlement is known as one of the oldest farming villages in the world.
What is Jericho?
Hunter-gatherers adapted to their environment in this way.
What is by migrating, using natural shelters, or making fires?
These were humans who survived by hunting animals and gathering plants.
Who are hunter-gatherers?
The SINGLE most commonly used natural resource in BOTH eras.
What is stone?
The Neolithic Revolution caused food supplies to become this.
What is more reliable?
The city of Ur had this type of society, which makes it a civilization.
What is a complex society with government, religion, and jobs?
One way agriculture changed people’s lives.
What is it led to permanent settlements?
This is the process of taming animals for human use.
What is domestication?
One way Paleolithic people adapted to their environment.
What is migrate, find shelter, or build fires? (Any)
Name one early domesticated animal.
What is sheep, goats, or pigs?
This tall, stepped temple was found in the center of Ur.
What is a ziggurat?
Hunter-gatherers were nomadic and constantly on the move for this reason.
What is following herds of migrating animals?
This word means “development of special skills or jobs.”
What is specialization?
A major development unique to the Paleolithic Era.
What is the creation of simple stone tools?
Give one major result of the Neolithic Revolution besides farming.
What is larger populations, villages, or job specialization?
Explain why Ur is considered one of the first civilizations.
What is because it had specialized jobs, religion, government, and organization?
This formation, revealed when sea levels dropped during the Ice Age, allowed hunter-gatherers to migrate from Siberia into Alaska.
What is a land bridge?