Stone Ages Vocabulary

The time period before written records is known as

• anthropology

• prehistory

• history

• technology

During which era did humans shift, or change, from hunting and gathering to agriculture, enabling large-scale food production?

• Paleolithic Era

• Ice Ages

• Agricultural Revolution

• Stone Ages

_______ is the scientific study of human history and prehistory through material remains like fossils, artifacts, and monuments.

• Archaeology

• Biology

• Astronomy

• Geology

_______ is the movement of people from one location to another.

• Migration

• Stagnation

• Celebration

• Isolation

_______ are people who live by hunting, fishing, and collecting wild plants.

• Hunter-gatherers

• Farmers

• Nomads

• Settlers

Fill in the blank: To _______ means to adapt wild plants for human use or to tame wild animals and raise them for human use.

• Domesticate

• Cultivate

• Harvest

• Breed

Fill in the blank: _______ is the practice of farming plants and domesticating animals to create food and other resources.

• Agriculture

• Horticulture

• Mining

• Fishing

What is the process of becoming an expert at providing one type of product or service called?

• The process is called specialization.

• The process is called diversification.

• The process is called generalization.

• The process is called standardization.

The Paleolithic era is known as?

• The Old Stone Age

• The New Stone Age

• The Bronze Age

• The Iron Age

A group of people living together in a community.

• Family
• Society
• Team
• Group