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SS Paleolithic

Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

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Paleolithic Era The period of the stone age that began about 2.5 - 2 million years ago, marked by the earliest use of tools made of chipped stone.
Linguistic Artifacts Artifacts that are written language or have writing on them
Absolute Dating The process of determining a specific date of an artifact based on physical or chemical properties of the object
Biome A major ecological community that corresponds to a climate and is characterized by plants/animals that are adapted to that environment
Foragers A group of people who survive by hunting and gathering over a large region
Nomads A person or people who move from place to place continually
Non-linguistic Artifacts Artifacts that do not have written language like stone tools or human remains
Relative Dating Determining the age of an object based upon surrounding fossils and geological deposits
Prehistoric The time or period before recorded or written history
Adaption The process or state of changing to fit into a new environment with different conditions
Domestication An approach to altering the genetic makeup of plants and animals to make them more useful to humans
Specialization When different people in a society take on specific roles or jobs that require unique skill sets
Agricultural Revolution A turning point that began to live in settled communities and raise plants and animals
Agrarian A type of society or culture based around farming and raising livestock
Neolithic Era A term that means "a new stone age" and refers to the period when humans came to live in agricultural communities
The homes of paleolithic people... Tents, moveable because they move from place to place looking for food
The division of jobs of paleolithic people... Jobs determined on gender, hunting, gathering
How animals are used by paleolithic people... Hunted
Group size of paleolithic people... 20-30 people in a group
Food sources of paleolithic people... Plants, berries and animals
The homes of neolithic people... Permanent homes
The division of jobs of neolithic people... Based on talent and what they were good at (weavers, mat making, pottery makers, blacksmiths, farmers)
How animals are used by neolithic people... They were domesticated
Group size of neolithic people... Over 100 people in a group
Food sources of neolithic people... Domesticated animals, wheat, berries, and other plants
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