Period One Vobcabulary

Question 1

Hominid

Answer 1

An early ancestor of humans.

Question 2

Paleolithic

Answer 2

The Old Stone Age lasting from approximately 2 million B.C.E. to 10,000 B.C.E.

Question 3

Forager

Answer 3

Early people who support themselves by hunting and gathering.

Question 4

Kinship Group

Answer 4

Extended families and clans connected by family obligations.

Question 5

Great Ice Age

Answer 5

Time period that occurred between 2 million B.C.E. and and 8,000 B.C.E. As a result of climate shifts, large num-bers of new species evolved during this period, also called the Pleistocene epoch.

Question 6

Homo Sapiens

Answer 6

A species of the creatures Hominid who have larger brains and to which humans belong, dependent of language and usage of tools.

Question 7

Neanderthals

Answer 7

A group of larger brained hominids who existed from 200,000 B.C.E. - 30,000 B.C.E.

Question 8

Neolithic

Answer 8

(10,000B.C.E. - 3,000 B.C.E.) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.

Question 9

Pastoral Nomads

Answer 9

Groups of herders who move with their animals from place to place in search of pasture and water.

Question 10

Patriarchal

Answer 10

A family or society in which the male is the dominant figure.

Question 11

Matriarchal

Answer 11

A family or society in which the mother is supreme in the clan/family.