Social Studies Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

Paleolithic Age

Answer 1

The first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age. Happened from about 2 million years ago

Question 2

Neolithic Age

Answer 2

The later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age. Happened from around 8,000 to 3,000 B.C.E.

Question 3

Fertile Crescent

Answer 3

An arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia that has rich soil

Question 4

Domesticate

Answer 4

To train a wild animal to be useful to humans

Question 5

Agriculture

Answer 5

Growing crops and raising animals to supply food

Question 6

Nomad

Answer 6

One who moves from place to place with no permanent home

Question 7

Trade

Answer 7

The business of selling and buying or exchanging items

Question 8

Resources

Answer 8

Something that can be used to fulfill a need

Question 9

Hunter-Gatherer

Answer 9

A person who gets food by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants, roots, nuts, and berries

Question 10

Predator

Answer 10

An animal that survives by hunting other animals for food

Question 11

Scavenger

Answer 11

An organism or animal that eats the remains of dead animals

Question 12

Surplus

Answer 12

An extra amount; more than is needed