Prehistory/The Stone Age (Section 2)

Define hominid.

• A word that sounds just like another word but has a different definition

• Modern humans and their ancestors

• A small community of people who share a common culture

Define ancestor.

• A relative who lived in the past

• A dinosaur

• An artifact

Define Paleolithic Era.

• The second part of the Stone Age

• The time period in which we currently live

• A community of people who share a common culture

• The first part of the Stone Age; also known as the Old Stone Age

Define hunter-gatherers.

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

• People who hunt animals to survive

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

• People who sit on their couch and eat potato chips while watching tv

Another name for farming is ...

• Planting
• Settling
• Agriculture
• Nomad

Something that helps a person perform or accomplish a task is considered ...

• Device
• Technology
• Hand tools
• Stones

Paleolithic homes were _______ so early humans could move a lot; Neolithic homes could be ______ because they didn't move.

• temporary; permanent

• permanent; temporary

• strong; weak

• tall; short

One way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.

• They no longer were nomads

• Life expectancy was shorter

• They had to move around to new farms

During the Neolithic Revolution

• People learned to grow food
• People migrated to find food
• People were nomadic

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

• Easy travel

• They kept pets

• Shared most work

• Stable food supply