Ch 3 From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers Flashcards

1
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When was the Stone Age?

A

2,000,000 BCE to 3000 BCE

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2
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Neolithic Communities developed ______________

A

jobs

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3
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Farming in the Neolithic Age led to __________

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a stable food supply

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4
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The later part of the Stone Age from 8000 BCE to 3000 BCE called the New Stone Age

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Neolithic Age

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5
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Define Trade

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to exchange resources or goods

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In Neolithic times, shelter openings were on the top level and people needed a ladder to enter. Why?

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for protection; to make sure animals weren’t able to enter

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7
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What is agriculture?

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The business of farming and domesticating animals

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8
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What were some of the jobs that neolithic people did?

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Farmers, basket weavers, tool makers and traders

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9
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What does domesticate mean?

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To train a wild animal to be useful to humans

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The Old Stone Age from 2,000,000 BCE to 8OOO BCE

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The Paleolithic Age

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11
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Describe what trade was like in Paleolithic times.

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Trade rarely happened.

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12
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The main job in Paleolithic times was…

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Finding food to survive

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Why was trade important in Neolithic times?

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Trade made more use of abundant resources in their communities and brought knowledge and new ideas from the places they traded with

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Why is the Stone Age called the Stone Age?

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Because during this time tools and weapons were made of stone.

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Describe communities in the Paleolithic Age.

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Communities in Paleolithic times were small groups of 20-60 people searching for food for survival.

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16
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What were the two parts of the Stone Age?

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The Paleolithic (or Old) Stone Age and the Neolithic (or New) Stone Age

17
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In Neolithic times, how did communities get resources they needed that they didn’t have

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Through trade

18
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What was the main job in Paleolithic times?

A

Finding food for survival

19
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In Paleolithic times, how and what did people eat?

A

Paleolithic people hunted and ate wild animals and gathering wild berries, nuts and other plants for food

20
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What is an anthropologist?

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A scientist who studies human development and culture

21
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What was a result of trading with other communities during Neolithic times?

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They got the resources they needed that they didn’t have in their own community and they also learned new skills and gained knowledge through trade

22
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True or False: In Paleolithic times, people had to find food and water to survive and were always on the run

A

True

23
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What were four jobs of a Neolithic community?

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Farming, tool maker, basket maker, trader