Ch 3 From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers Flashcards
When was the Stone Age?
2,000,000 BCE to 3000 BCE
Neolithic Communities developed ______________
jobs
Farming in the Neolithic Age led to __________
a stable food supply
The later part of the Stone Age from 8000 BCE to 3000 BCE called the New Stone Age
Neolithic Age
Define Trade
to exchange resources or goods
In Neolithic times, shelter openings were on the top level and people needed a ladder to enter. Why?
for protection; to make sure animals weren’t able to enter
What is agriculture?
The business of farming and domesticating animals
What were some of the jobs that neolithic people did?
Farmers, basket weavers, tool makers and traders
What does domesticate mean?
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans
The Old Stone Age from 2,000,000 BCE to 8OOO BCE
The Paleolithic Age
Describe what trade was like in Paleolithic times.
Trade rarely happened.
The main job in Paleolithic times was…
Finding food to survive
Why was trade important in Neolithic times?
Trade made more use of abundant resources in their communities and brought knowledge and new ideas from the places they traded with
Why is the Stone Age called the Stone Age?
Because during this time tools and weapons were made of stone.
Describe communities in the Paleolithic Age.
Communities in Paleolithic times were small groups of 20-60 people searching for food for survival.
What were the two parts of the Stone Age?
The Paleolithic (or Old) Stone Age and the Neolithic (or New) Stone Age
In Neolithic times, how did communities get resources they needed that they didn’t have
Through trade
What was the main job in Paleolithic times?
Finding food for survival
In Paleolithic times, how and what did people eat?
Paleolithic people hunted and ate wild animals and gathering wild berries, nuts and other plants for food
What is an anthropologist?
A scientist who studies human development and culture
What was a result of trading with other communities during Neolithic times?
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
True or False: In Paleolithic times, people had to find food and water to survive and were always on the run
True
What were four jobs of a Neolithic community?
Farming, tool maker, basket maker, trader
