The Old Stone Age
The New Stone Age
Vocabulary
other
100

How did people obtain, or get food? 

Hunting and gathering

100

What is a revolution? 

a. a war

b. a change in how people live

c. a large protest

b. a change in how people live

100

What does the prefix "paleo" mean? 

old

100

What is agriculture?

farming

200

What continent did all humans migrate from? 

Africa

200

Name two specialized jobs in the Neolithic Age.

weavers, farmers, potters, metal workers

200

What is a nomad? 

A person with no permanent home

200

what weapons did they use 

hand axes, spears, atlatls, harpoons, and bows and arrows.


300

Draw an example of Paleolithic cave art. 

answers vary

300

How did Neolithic people obtain food? 

farming crops and herding animals

300

What is the general weather of an area? 

climate

300

what were the weapons made of?

stone and wood 

400

What are two advantages of living in a clan?

help injured, sick, young children, elderly

easier to hunt and gather 

defense against other clans and animals

400

Name two ways people lived differently in the Neolithic Age compared to the Paleolithic Age.

farming, domesticated animals, permanent homes, specialized jobs, woven clothes instead of furs, lived in larger towns instead of small clans, etc.

400

What is prehistory?

The time before writing

500

Name two important developments during the Old Stone Age.

oral language

make and use fire

invented simple tools

cave art

500

Name three domesticated animals. 

answers vary

500

Created a sentence with "migrate" and "climate" that relates to the Old Stone Age

varies

Example: Climate changes caused people to migrate to warmer places.