Prehistory Flashcards
People lived in permanent cities and towns
Neolithic Era
People lived as nomadic hunter-gathers
Paleolithic Era
Ice ages occurred,Glaciers lowered sea levels,revealing land bridges that allowed people to travel around the globe
Paleolithic Era
Occurred before writing
Both
Most people got their food from agriculture and raising animals
Neolithic Era
People used tools made of stone
Both
For food, people hunted large animals and gathered wild berries,nuts,etc.
Paleolithic Era
People lived in small buildings. made of mud bricks
Neolithic Era
Their art included cave paintings,and there were some religious practices such as burial of the dead
Paleolithic Era
What is the Neolithic Era
Discovery of farming(agriculture)
Advantage(s) of the the Neolithic Revolution
More time to dedicate other things,extra food(surplus),settling in one place
Disadvantages of the Neolithic Era
Social and gender inequality,crime,war corrupt, government, disease, pollution
Examples of Primary Sources
Cave painting,eyewitness, artifacts,journals/diaries,interview,government record,religious text,video footage, biography
Examples of a secondary source
textbooks, news articles(not from this time),historian or a teacher,encyclopedia
What is bias?
Emotional judgment