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Early Humans:
Old & New Stone Age
Question | Answer |
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a time when early people used stone to make weapons and tools | Stone Age |
the earliest/first period of the Stone Age; when people first began to use stone tools | Paleolithic |
people who travel from place to place in search of food | nomads |
the early nomadic people who would chase and hunt animals and gather plants, berries, nuts, etc. in order to survive | Hunter-Gatherers |
art that was painted on the side of cave walls; typically showing animals and hunters | cave art |
tools and techniques that people use to accomplish tasks | technology |
a long period of extreme cold | Ice Age |
a strip of land connecting two continents; used by early people to travel to new parts of the world | land bridge |
the New Stone Age/latest period of the Stone Age; period of farming and domestication of animals | Neolithic Age |
changing how plants and animals are tended to in order to make them more useful to humans | domesticate |
growing crops on a regular basis according to annual (yearly) farming practices | systemic agriculture |
concentration on a specific job or duty; this ability led to early people becoming experts in one area, which made them more efficient | specialization |
a first-hand account of information, created during the time period under study | primary source |
information from a source who did not actually participate in the event under study | secondary source |