The Beginnings of Human Society Flashcards
Why did scientists study the Iceman’s clothing, tools, and body?
They wanted to learn more about his life.
How did people in the Old Stone Age get their food?
- hunting animals
- gathering plants
What did people begin to do for the first time in the New Stone Age?
They started to farm the land.
During the period of prehistory why did people move to colder climates?
For the use of fire.
What resulted from having surplus food during the New Stone Age?
Rapid Population Growth
What did surplus food during the New Stone Age allow people to do?
Surplus food allowed more people to become artisans.
Who would have been most likely to help spread new ideas and tools from one civilization to another?
A farmer
In the words prehistoric and prehistory, the word part pre means?
Before
How did scientists learn more about the Iceman’s life?
They studied his clothing, tools, and body.
Why did the ancient Egyptian civilization began on the banks of the Nile River?
Because regular flooding resulting in rich soil for farming.
When did almost all of the human prehistory took place during what age?
Old Stone Age
What is the main difference between the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age?
The main difference is the beginning of farming.
How did people get their food in the Old Stone Age?
People get their food by hunting and gathering.
How did farming change the way early people lived?
They settled into one place.
What did surplus food led to?
Rapid Population Growth
What did having a dependable source of water allow some farming settlements to do?
Develop into cities
How did the Stone Age get its name?
The Stone Age was called the Stone Age because people made tools and weapons out of stones?
Why did farming have such a tremendous impact on life on Earth?
Farming had such a tremendous impact on Earth because people didn’t have to be nomads anymore.
Explain specialization (division of labor)
- people w/ different jobs
- create surplus
- trade for needs & wants
- leisure time
- luxuries, for ease inventions
What are the three different types of Stone Ages?
- Old Stone Age
- Middle Stone Age
- New Stone Age
What is special about the Old Stone Age?
- hunter-gatherers
- stones as weapons, tools
- prehistory
What allowed movement to colder climates?
Fire
What was special about the Middle Stone Age?
- more advanced weapons, tools (shaped stones)
What was special about the New Stone Age?
- FARMING
- allowed the people to settle in a certain area (no more nomads)
