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Prehistoric Ages and its Achievement Flashcards

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1
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Long time period before writing

was invented

A

Prehistory

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A set of beliefs, knowledge, and
Patterns of living that a group of
people develops (way of life)

A

Culture

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3
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Anything made by ancient human
beings such as tools, pottery and
weapons

A

Artifacts

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The period of prehistory that begins
with the development of stone tools

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Stone Age

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5
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2 areas of Stone Age

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Paleolithic & Neolithic Age

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6
Q

the Greek words : “PALEO”- ______
“LITHIC”- _____

A

Old
Stone Age

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7
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Paleolithic lasted from about

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2.5 million to 8000BCE

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8
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This is the age for arrival of hominids

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Paleolithic Age

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9
Q

species of creatures that walk upright

A

Hominid

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(Early Age)
ways of applying knowledge, tools and inventions to meet their needs

A

Technology

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Hominid progress

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✔ Invention of tools & Mastery of fire
✔ Development of language

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12
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Handy man

A

Homo habilis

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13
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Uprightman

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Homo erectus

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14
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Wise man

A

Homo sapiens

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15
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they made stone tools

A

homo habilis

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*Migrated
*Used fire
*Spoken language

A

Homo erectus

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17
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Larger brain

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Homo sapiens

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18
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species name for modern humans

A

Homo sapiens

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19
Q

Scientists believe that Humans, the species Homo
sapiens, emerged between 100,000 and 400,000
years ago in ______

A

Africa

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20
Q

The first humans had faced a struggle for survival. For
thousands and thousands of years, they had two
concerns:

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finding food and
protecting themselves.

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21
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DURING THE PALEOLITHIC AGE, PREHISTORIC PEOPLE WERE ________

A

Nomads

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22
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People that moved from place to place in search of basic
survival needs (food, water, shelter)

A

Nomads

23
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Nomads are also known as

A

HUNTERS-GATHERERS

24
Q

The early ages of humankind are based on the kind of tools used: first__________
, then__________ and ________, and then _____.

A

stone, coppers and bronze and then iron

25
Q

Hunting was aided by

A

improved communication skills

26
Q

People (Bands) migrated when
food (plants or animals) became
______ in one location.

A

scarce

27
Q

Through this years humans learned to use tools to make fire and made clothes from animal skins.

A

10,000 BC

28
Q

epoch of the Cenozoic era,
often identified as “the Ice Age”

A

Pleistocene epoch

29
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the time since the end of the last
major glacial epoch.

A

Halocene epoch

30
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humans used polished stone tools that
they utilize in their everyday life. Still, they lived
nomadically in camps near rivers and other bodies
of water.

A

Mesolithic Period or Middle Stone Age

31
Q

Mesos means

A

middle

32
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member of a group of archaic humans who emerged at least
200,000 years ago during the Pleistocene Epoch

A

Neanderthals

33
Q

The name Neanderthal (or Neandertal) derives from the

A

Neander Valley in Germany where the fossils first found

34
Q

These people found ways to survive the freezing cold of the Ice Age.

A

Neanderthals

35
Q

a hominid of a tall erect race of the Upper
Paleolithic known from skeletal remains found chiefly in southern
France and classified as the same species (Homo sapiens) as
present-day humans

A

CRO-MAGNONS (cro “cavity” + Magnon, a name of an owner of the land around
the shelter)

36
Q

The new stone age

A

NEOLITHIC AGE

37
Q

Neo means
Lithic means

A

New, stone age

38
Q

In neolithic period, instead of relying on gathering food, people began to _________

A

produce food

39
Q

meant cutting trees and burning them to clear a field. The ashes were used to fertilize the soil.

A

Slash and burn farming

40
Q

is the
taming of animals and plants.

A

Domestication

41
Q

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT occurs in Neolithic Period

A

Neolithic Revolution

42
Q

Neolithic Revolution means

A

-Change From Being
Nomadic To Creating Permanent
Settlements.

43
Q

Growing Of Crops For Food

A

Agriculture

44
Q

Archaeologists have studied a site in Northern Iraq, it is called _____. People who lived in this region began farming and raising animals
about 7000 B.C.

A

Jarmo

45
Q

one of the oldest and most widespread of the decorative arts, consisting
of objects made of clay and hardened with heat.

A

Pottery

46
Q

a small settlement usually found in a rural setting.

A

Village

47
Q

THE SHIFT FROM FOOD GATHERING TO FOOD
PRODUCTION WAS AN IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT
IN THE EVOLUTION OF MAN. Unlike hunting and gathering, agriculture and
domestication provided

A

steady source of food

48
Q

(Advancements During the Neolithic Revolution)
two important inventions enabled traders to move more goods
over longer distances.

A
  1. Wheel
  2. Sail
49
Q

-to cultivate more land and produce extra crops for trading,
ancient people began to build elaborate

A

irrigation system

50
Q

people settled in various roles, social classes with varying
wealth, power and influence began to emerge. This
became known as

A

Specialization

51
Q

the development of skill in a specific
kind of work

A

Specialization

52
Q

This system is known
as an old method of exchange. It is used
before we had a national currency.

A

Barter System

53
Q

What are the advancements during the Neolithic Revolution

A

Inventions
Roles in Society
Economic Changes

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