Chapter 1 Flashcards
What was the technology in the stone age?
Stone Age people discovered fire and invented containers as well as different types of clothing
Paleolithic/Neolithic
What’s the difference?
In the Paleolithic Age, also known as the Old Stone Age, people mainly hunted and gathered food in a nomadic way. On the other hand, during the Neolithic age, people were starting to cultivate land. That meant they could live in one general area. The Neolithic age was also known as the New Stone Age.
Archeologists
People who study ancient cultures
Examples of data
- Artifact
- Eco fact
- Feature
Domestication of plants and animals
Early Humans took control of plants and animals, domestic species were raised for food, work, clothing, medicine, and many other uses.
Remains of the earliest humans where were they found?
East Africa is where most scientists place our species.
Population Fluctuation
This means that the population would be completely renewed about five times per century, assuming that infant mortality has already been accounted for. It is further estimated that the population of hominids in Africa fluctuated between 10,000 and 100,000 individuals, thus averaging about 50,000 individuals.
fertile crescent
The region where the first settled agricultural communities of the Middle East and Mediterranean.
Discovers of human remains
Around 1.9 million years ago archaeologists found a small skull fragment in east Kenya
Cave paintings
Cave paintings were paintings in a cave. During the Stone Age, these paintings were often very sophisticated portrayals of animals created with natural materials like charcoal and ochre.
Domestication
15,000 years ago, our hunter-gatherer forebears achieved the first domestication which was sheep. Cattle, and other livestock were also domesticated. This would provide wool, meat, and milk. This made a huge impact for families and larger groups. They built communities and transition from a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle dependent on foraging and hunting for survival.
Neolithic revolution
The critical transition that resulted in the birth of agriculture. It narrowed the diversity of foods available, resulting in a decrease in the quality of human nutrition compared with that obtained previously from foraging, but because food production became more efficient, it released humans to invest their efforts in other activities.
Location of early civilizations
Mesoamerica, or Middle America, was home to the Maya and the Aztec civilizations. The impact was most ancient civilizations were formed around major rivers, especially when those led to the sea. Living far away from the rivers mostly meant tribes had to be nomadic. Rivers provide civilizations with a supply of fresh and clean water, which they can use for crops, animals, and themselves.
How do humans find nourishment
The main sources of human nutrition today include cereal, fruit, vegetables, sugars, meat, fish, eggs, milk, fats, oils, and beverages. During the Stone Age it was different. We used to be hunter-gatherers, meaning they hunted animals and gathered plant foods to eat.
Hunter-Gather
People who hunted animals and gathered plant foods to eat.
