Chapter 2 Stone Ages Vocabulary

A relative who lived long ago

• ancestor
• hominid
• culture
• society

The first part of the Stone Age

• Paleolithic Era
• Mesolithic Era
• Prehistory
• Bronze Age

A community of people who share a common culture

• society
• culture
• ancestor
• family

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive

• hunter-gatherers
• farmers
• hominids
• ancestors

Easy to shape mineral used to make very sharp tools

• flint
• iron
• bronze
• gold

The time before writing is known as

• prehistory
• hominid
• culture
• ancestor

Paleolithic Era is also known as the

• Old Stone Age
• New Stone Age
• Middle Stone Age
• Flintstone Age

Neolithic Era is also known as

• Old Stone Age
• New Stone Age
• Middle Stone Age
• Flintstone Age

The word agriculture means ___________________.

• migrating
• worshipping
• farming
• making animals work for man

Something that helps a person perform or accomplish a task to help them survive is considered ...

• Device
• Technology
• Hand tools
• Stones