Social Studies: The Stone Ages and Early Cultures Flashcards
What is a hominid?
An early ancestor of humans
What is an ancestor?
A relative who lived in the past
What is a tool?
Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task
What is the Paleolithic Era?
The first part of the Stone Age
What is a hunter-gatherer?
People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, and fruits to survive
What is a society?
A community of people who share a common culture
What is migration?
The movement of a species from one area to the other
What is a land bridge?
A strip of land connecting two continents
What is the Mesolithic Era?
The middle Stone Age
What is domestication?
The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful for humans
What is agriculture?
Farming
What is the Neolithic Era?
The New Stone Age
