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Chapter 1 Prehistory
Studying Prehistory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BCE | Before Common Era. Another way of saying BC |
| CE | Common Era. Another way of saying AD. |
| BC | Before Christ. Another way of saying BCE. |
| AD | Anno Domini, or "The Year of Our Lord". Another way of saying CE. |
| Animism | - Belief that the natural world is full of spirits. |
| Anthropology | Study of human kind in all aspects, especially development and culture. study of how human beings behave, act together, where they come from, and what makes one group of people different from one another |
| Archeologist | Scientist who studies human life in the past by examining the things that people left behind. |
| Prehistory | Time before humans invented writing. Time before written records |
| Fossils | Preserved remains of ancient human, animal, or plant. Harden remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago (plants, feathers, bones, footprints). |
| Geologist | Scientist who studies the physical materials of the Earth itself, such as soil and rocks. |
| Artifacts | Objects made by human beings |
| Hunter-Gatherers | Person who lives by hunting animals and gathering plants. |
| Technology | Practical application of knowledge to accomplish a task. Tools and skills people use to meet needs or wants |
| Nomads | A person who moves from place to place without a permanent home. People who move from place to place with the seasons |
| Paleolithic Age | “Old Stone Age”. 2.5 Million to 10,000 years ago |
| Populate | To become an inhabitant of a place/ piece of land |
| Adapt | Change. To change ones way of life to suit the new environment one lives in. |
| Flaking | Chipping pieces off the edges of stone to make a sharper tool. |
| Migrate/Migrations | Movement of people from one place to another. When people leave their homeland to live somewhere else |
| Culture | Beliefs, customs, practices, and behavior of a particular nation or group of people |
| Where do archeologist hunt for fossils and why do they hunt for fossils? | Archeologist hunt for fossils in old settlements, such as campsites or villages. Archeologist hunt for fossils to study our past (prehistory). Help understand the present. |
| What would an archeologist typically find when discovering fossils? | A genuine find would be (maybe) finding a couple pieces of bone. The pieces would be found in different parts of a campsite (not directly next to each other). |
| Name and describe three methods archeologist use to date ancient remains. | Compare Layers- Compare objects in similar layers of rock Radioactive Dating- measuring the amount of radioactive material left on an object. DNA - Compare human remains in the past. To learn how people have changed and how they move from place to place. |
| From what three materials did Paleolithic hunter-gatherers make weapons, and what purposes were the earliest Paleolithic tools made? | Bones, Antlers, Stones. Chopping down trees, Cutting meats, Scrapping animal skins |
| What are five ways Paleolithic hunter-gatherers used fire? | Cook fires, Keep warm, Have light to see, Scare off animals, Strengthen tools |
| Describe Paleolithic hunter-gatherers’ lifestyle. | Lived in small groups of 10-12 adults and children, They were nomads, Sometimes lived in caves, Built temporary huts, Men and boys hunted the animals, Women and girls gathered fruit, honey, herbs, small animals. |
| What developments allowed Paleolithic hunter-gatherers to hunt larger animals? | Began making sharp blades for spears and arrows Spears/bows allowed hunter-gatherers to stand farther away from bulls. |
| What is the Out of Africa Migration Theory? | Out of Africa- Humans originated in Africa and migrated to other regions of the world. |
| What is the Parallel Evolution Migration Theory? | Humans developed in separate parts of the of the world, but were not in contact with each other. As regional populations mixed, the different groups mixed together and became known as Homo Sapiens. |
| What are 5 benefits of hunter-gatherers forming larger communities? | Could hunt bigger animals, Could defend themselves from other nomadic groups, Clan leaders could plan hunts Could trade hunts with other clans for special stones/shells Could trade information about finding food with other clans |
| What can we learn about hunter-gatherers based on cave paintings and Paleolithic art? | The types of animals hunter-gatherers hunted. The types of weapons they used. Possible religion rituals. |
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