What is domestication?

Making wild plants and animals easier for humans to use

What is specialization?

When people in a community start doing different jobs

Which scientist studies ancient tools and pottery fragments found buried in the ground?

Archaeologist (they dig up and study objects left by ancient humans)

Which scientist studies how people interact with their environment?

Geographer (they study relationships between people and places)

What do paleontologists study?

fossils and ancient remains (like bones, preserved plants, and animal remains)

What brain change most impacted problem-solving?

Grew larger and more complex (this allowed for better thinking and problem-solving)

How did bipedalism benefit early humans?

It freed their hands for carrying food and using tools

What advantage did precision grip provide?

It helped them create and use more complex tools

How did digestive system changes help brain development?

Shorter digestive tracts allowed more energy for the brain (less energy needed for digestion meant more for brain power)

How did stone tools change from Early to Late Stone Age?

Tools became more complex and specialized (they were made for specific purposes and worked better)

How did stone-tipped spears change hunting?

Allowed hunting of larger animals from a safer distance

What does finding tools far from their source suggest?

There may have been trade or movement between different groups

How did fire contribute to language development?

It created more time for social interaction (gathering around fires gave people time to talk)

What were the direct benefits of controlling fire?

• Provided warmth in cold climates • Allowed cooking of food • Scared away predators • Created light at night • Enabled social gathering

What factor 'pushed' early humans to leave Africa?

A changing climate becoming drier (less rainfall meant less food and water)

In what order did humans migrate to continents?

Asia, Australia, Europe, Americas

What does Paleolithic art suggest about early humans?

They possessed imagination and symbolic thinking (could think creatively and represent ideas)

How did Paleolithic people adapt to seasonal changes?

They migrated to follow food sources and favorable climates

What was the most significant impact of developing agriculture?

It enabled the creation of permanent settlements

What were shelters like in Paleolithic times?

• Temporary camps and caves • Easy to move • Made from available materials (branches, animal skins) • Followed food sources • No permanent location

What were Neolithic shelters like?

• Permanent mud-brick houses • Multiple rooms • Built-in storage areas (in floors) • Special cooking areas (clay-lined pits) • Strong protective walls

How did shelter changes affect daily life?

• Better protection from weather and animals • Could store food and belongings • More comfortable living conditions • Could own more things • Enabled larger communities to form

What were communities like in Paleolithic times?

• Small bands of 20-100 people • Groups moved together • Everyone focused on finding food • Limited contact with other groups • Family-based groups

What were communities like in Neolithic times?

• Large permanent settlements • Hundreds or thousands of people • Organized community structure • Regular cooperation on projects • Regular interaction between communities

How did community changes affect daily life?

• More social interaction and cooperation • Better defense against enemies • Shared work made tasks easier • Could build larger projects together • Leaders emerged to organize community

What were jobs like in Paleolithic times?

• Everyone hunted and gathered food • All members focused on survival • Basic tool making by all • Everyone did similar tasks • No specialized workers

What were jobs like in Neolithic times?

• Different specialized jobs emerged: • Farmers (grew crops and raised animals) • Craftspeople (made pottery and cloth) • Toolmakers (created better tools) • Traders (exchanged goods) • Religious leaders (led ceremonies)

How did job changes affect daily life?

• People became experts at specific skills • Better quality tools and goods available • More efficient food production • New technologies developed • Could trade goods and services

What was trade like in Paleolithic times?

• Limited trade between groups • Mainly traded stone for tools • Most needs met within group • Occasional exchange of special items • No regular trade networks

What was trade like in Neolithic times?

• Regular trade networks developed • Many different goods traded: - Tools - Pottery - Food - Craft items • Trade between distant communities • Markets developed

How did trade changes affect daily life?

• Access to more types of goods • Regular contact with other communities • New ideas spread through trade • More variety in daily life • Economic growth in communities

Prehistory & Early Humans Test Flashcards Flashcards

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What is prehistory?

Back

The time in history before people wrote things down

2.

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What is an artifact?

Back

An object made by humans long ago that teaches us about the past

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What is a hominin?

Back

Early human relatives, including our species and extinct ancestors

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What is the Paleolithic Era?

Back

The time when people hunted animals and gathered plants for food

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What is the Neolithic Era?

Back

The time when people first started growing food and raising animals

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What is a nomad?

Back

A person who moves from place to place to find food

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Front

What is migration?

Back

When groups of people move to new areas to live

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