social study unit 1 Flashcards
what kind of evidence do archeologists uncover
artifacts & fossils
what are Artifacts
human made objects such as stone tools
what is a migration
a movement of people from one place to another
what are land bridges
a strip of land connecting two landmasses
what is the Paleolithic Age
a period of time that started around 2.5 B.C. and ended around 8,000 A.C.
what are megafauna
large animals in a particular region
what are culture
a groups way of life
4 ways that artifacts revealed the culture of homo sapiens
1.speech
2. cave paintings
3. buried their dead
4. made and used tools
what led some of the Paleolithic people migrate from their home town in East Africa
Because of environmental changes.
where did some of the Paleolithic people migrate from their home town in East Africa
to Sahara and then into the wider world
what do cave paintings reveal about Paleolithic people
creativity and artistic talent
what does the Laux cave highlight
Animals
what does the Australian Kakadu cave highlight
Spiritual beliefs
what does the Sahara cave highlight
wild life & grasslands
what are fossils
remains, such as bones and teeth of old organisms
primary source
a source written by someone who lived and experienced what happened during that period of time
secondary source
it’s written by someone who didn’t lived and experienced what happened during that period of time
oral history
Unwritten account of events often spread in songs, and stories.
Paleolithic age
old stone age
basic tools
Megafauna
ice age
nomad & hunter gatherer
fire
Neolithic age
new stone age
Agriculture
domesticated animals&plants
settled in villages
advanced tools
1000 BC - 8000 BC
warmer climate
fertile
Soil encourages the growth of crops and plants
Hunter-Gatherer
Hunts animals and gathers wild plants to eat
Nomads
People who move from one place to another.
Domestication
in time people learned to raise other plants and animals, making them useful for humans.
