The Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages

Question 1

Paleolithic Age

Answer 1

The prehistoric period that lasted from 2,500,000 B.C. to 8000 B.C. during which the first humans appeared and first tools were made

Question 2

Neolithic Age

Answer 2

a prehistoric period that began about 8000 B.C to about 3000 B.C. during which people learned to polish stone tools, make pottery, and farm

Question 3

Homo erectus

Answer 3

the first biological species of humans which we have evoluted from to be homo sapiens today

Question 4

Nomad

Answer 4

a highly mobile person who moves from place to place searching for food

Question 5

slash and burn farming

Answer 5

people cut trees or grasses to clear a field, which could then be used for farming

Question 6

domestication

Answer 6

the taming of animals

Question 7

civilization

Answer 7

a complex culture with advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology

Question 8

specialization

Answer 8

the development of skills in a specific kind of work

Question 9

artisans

Answer 9

skilled workers who make goods by hand

Question 10

institution

Answer 10

a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community

Question 11

scribe

Answer 11

professional record keepers

Question 12

cuneiform

Answer 12

an early system of writing

Question 13

Bronze Age

Answer 13

a time when people started using bronze, instead of copper and stone, to make tools and weapons

Question 14

barter

Answer 14

trading goods and services without money