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Means "Old Stone Age"
Paleolithic
Where humans likely originated
Africa
The spreading of something beyond its place of origin
Diffusion
Means "New Stone Age"
Neolithic
Blood relationship
Kinship
Group based on blood relationship
Kinship group
People who move from place to place without settling
Nomads
Inactive or settled in one place
Sedentary
Extra, beyond what is necessary
Surplus
The practice of growing crops or raising animals for food
Agriculture
Moving to a place with the intent to settle
Migration
Intentionally cutting down and setting fire to plant growth, often to prepare land for farming
Slash and burn
Largest continental landmass on the planet
Eurasia
This time period lasted from approximately 2.5 million years ago to 12,000 years ago
Paleolithic Period
A boomerang-shaped region in the Near East, one of the first places to develop farming
Fertile Crescent
This time period lasted from approximately 10,000 BCE to around 3000 BCE.
Neolithic Period
This adjective describes a society that relies on farming.
Agrarian
In the Paleolithic period, people obtained their food by this method.
Hunting and gathering
This describes Paleolithic groups, which didn't make much distinction between wealth or gender
Egalitarian
This innovation/advancement by early humans likely resulted in larger brain sizes, among other changes
Domestication of fire
People who rely on herds of domesticated animals for most of their food and wealth, and typically move between winter and summer grazing areas
Pastoralists
How people are expected to dress, act, speak, based on whether they are male or female
Gender roles
When a group develops different classes, some ranked higher than others
Social stratification
This intermediate step between the Paleolithic and Neolithic did not seem to occur in all areas.
Mesolithic
This social change allowed for certain workers to focus on one job only, which led to more innovations during the Neolithic
Specialization of labor