The Stone Ages Flashcards
The written record of what has happened in the past
History
Eyewitness/first hand account and is created during the time of study.
Primary source
About & around
Circa
The period of human prehistory that lasted until about 12,000 years ago.
Paleolithic
Are records based on primary sources
Secondary source
The use of skills and tools to meet practical needs.
Technology
The raising of crops and animals for human use (farming and domesticating animals).
Agriculture
Train plants and animals to be useful to people.
Domesticate
People who move from place to place to follow their food source and never settle
Nomad
Period of prehistory where farming was invented
New stone age
An extra supply of something.
Surplus
People training to do one particular type of work. (To focus on one skill)
Specialize
The exchange of goods. (Good for a good, service for a good)
Trade
Time period before written records
Prehistory
An object made in the past by someone in the past
Artifact