The Stone Ages Flashcards

1
Q

The written record of what has ​happened in the past

A

History

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2
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Eyewitness/first hand ​account and is created during the time of study.

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Primary source

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3
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About & around

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Circa

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4
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The period of human prehistory that lasted until about 12,000 years ago.

A

Paleolithic

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5
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Are records based on primary sources

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Secondary source

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6
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The use of skills and tools to meet practical needs.

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Technology

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7
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The raising of crops and animals for human use (farming and domesticating animals).

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Agriculture

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8
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Train plants and animals to be useful to people.

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Domesticate

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9
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People who move from place to place to follow their food source and never settle

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Nomad

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10
Q

Period of prehistory where farming was invented

A

New stone age

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11
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An extra supply of something.

A

Surplus

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12
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People training to do one particular type of work. (To focus on one skill)

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Specialize

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13
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The exchange of goods. (Good for a good, service for a good)

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Trade

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14
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Time period before written records

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Prehistory

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15
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An object made in the past by someone in the past

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Artifact

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16
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Study of the remains of past cultures

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Archaeology

17
Q

Period of human prehistory where they hunted and gathered

A

Old stone age

18
Q

Time period where glaciers(large sheets of ice) covered 1/4 of the Earth

A

Ice age

19
Q

People who hunted and gathered to survive

A

Hunter-gatherer

20
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Another name for the New stone age

A

Neolithic age

21
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Transition from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of farming and settlement

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Agricultural Revolution