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Ch 3 pg. 53-71
Early Humans and Agricultural Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age | Paleolithic |
| people who move from place to place as a group to find food for themselves | nomads |
| an ability gained by the practical use of knowledge | technology |
| a time when glaciers covered much of the land | Ice Age |
| to move from one place to the other | migrate |
| relating to the latest period of the Stone Age | Neolithic Age |
| farming or growing food | agriculture |
| to adapt an animal to living with humans for the advantage of human (to train plants or animals to be useful to people) | domesticate |
| the act of training for a particular job | specialization |
| the period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze | Bronze Age |
| a place where people worship | shrine |
| a type of government whose ruler, a king or queen, inherits the position from a parent | monarchy |
| a person who meets needs by hunting animals and gathering plants | hunter-gatherer |
| a process of shaping stones by chipping pieces of the edges | flaking |
| an extra supply of something, such as crops, that is not needed immediately | surplus |
| a culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, education, and government | civilization |