Stone Age Study Guide

Question 1

time before writing

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prehistory

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early ancestors of humans called

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Hominids (Lucy)

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in 1991, two hikers discover the frozen body of a mummified Stone Age human also known as the Iceman

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Otzii

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upright man

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homo erectus

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handy man

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homo habilis

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‘wise man” people living today

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Homo sapiens

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first appeared in East Africa millions of years ago

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hominids

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old stone age

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paleolithic era

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middle stone age

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Mesolithic era

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new stone age

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neolithic era

Question 10

handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task

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tool

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were hunter-gatherers

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first societies

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first pet

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dog

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men (main job)

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hunters

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women (main job) - also cared for kids, got grain and seeds

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gathers

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3 cultural aspects of hunter-gatherer societies

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language
art
religion

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people moved out of Africa as the

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Earth’s climates changed

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long periods of freezing weather is called

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Ice Ages

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many areas that are now underwater were then dry land. A _______ or strip of land connecting two continents, probably connected ___ & ____

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Land bridge

Asia and North America

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people adapted to new environments by

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making clothes and new types of tools

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new tools of the Mesolithic Era (Middle Stone Age)

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hooks, fishing spears, and bow and arrow

canoes and pottery

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They found new shelters such as pit houses and caves. Then, created structures made out of

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animal skins, wood, stone, and bones

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New Stone Age people learned to control

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fire and became farmers

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people learned a to tame animals for their use

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domestication (they stayed in one place)

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Food surplus lead to

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trademe

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huge stones used as monuments or as the sites for religious gatherines

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megaliths

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Early people probably believed in ____ & ______ associated with the four elements or animals

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gods and goddesses

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archaeologists have not found evidence of any government

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Catal Huyuk

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first tools

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stone