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Prehistory El Palo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Paleolithic Age | (750,000 BCE - 10,000 B.C.E.) A period of time in human history Characterized by the use of stone tools and the use of hunting and gathering as a food source. |
| History | The record of past events and the story of what happened to people in the past. |
| Prehistory | The time before humans left written records |
| Stone Age | A period of time during which early humans made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of human culture |
| Homo Sapiens Sapiens | The newest human breed of which all humans in the world today are decendents. Originated about 240,000 years ago in Africa. |
| Neolithic Age | (10,000 BCE - 5000 BCE). A period of time in human history characterized by the development of agriculture and permanent settlements. |
| Bronze Age | Period that began around 3000 B.C.E. when metalworking had become so commonplace in the Middle East that the use of stone tools dissipated. Marked the end of the stone ages. |
| Neolithic Revolution | 10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization. |
| Stone tools | Instruments made out of stone for hunting, cutting, sewing... |
| Bipedism | Ability developed by humans to walk on two feet |
| Sedentarism | In the Neolithic Age, different groups started to live in the same place permanently |
| Nomadism | Hunter-gatherers groups in constant move chasing animals |
| Farming | Growing crops to feed the village inhabitants |
| First animals to be domesticated | Goats, sheeps and pigs |
| Inventions during the Neolithic | Agriculture, farming and pottery |
| What type of metals were used during the Metal Age? | Copper, bronze and iron |