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6th Grade-Ch. 1
Chapter 1-The Beginnings of Human Society
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| recorded events of people | history |
| period of time in the past before writing was invented | prehistory |
| stories passed down by word of mouth | oral traditions |
| scientists that examine objects to learn about past people and cultures | archaeologists |
| first use of stone to create tools started this | Stone Age |
| archaelogists divide the Stone Age into these 3 periods | Old Stone Age, Middle Stone Age, New Stone Age |
| contains substances that plants need to grow | fertile |
| to tame | domesticate |
| nomads | people who had no single, settled home |
| when people began to grow their own food | New Stone Age |
| when people did not know how to farm | Old Stone Age |