Early Man/Stone Age

The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period.

• Paleolithic

• Agricultural Revolution

• Neolithic

• Ice Age

The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering.

• Ice Age

• Agricultural Revolution

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

A person who learns about the human past by studying fossils and artifacts.

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Archaeologist

• Ice Age

A person who moves from place to place in search of food.

• Pull Factors

• Nomad

• Domestication

• Secondary Source

Movement of people from one place to another.

• Neolithic

• Domestication

• Civilization

• Migration

A factor that draws or attracts people to another location.

• Pull Factors

• Push Factors

• Domestication

• Civilization

A factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region.

• Push Factors

• Artifact

• Civilization

• Pull Factors

The taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food.

• Civilization

• Domestication

• Pull Factors

• Push Factors

An original document containing the observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account presented by someone present or actively participating in the event. Examples include manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and personal journals.

• Primary Source

• Pull Factors

• Artifact

• Push Factors

Mechanical things that make living easier.

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors

• Technologies

• Civilization