Unit 1 Study Guide Flashcards
BC
Before Christ
BCE
Before Common Era
10 years
Decade
100 years
Century
What does Circa mean?
approximately / about / around
What does Nomadic mean?
Moving from place to place (in search of food)
What was the Paleolithic Age like?
Hunter - gathers that moved from place to place
Used simple stone tools
Lived in caves or simple huts made of bone or wood
What were some of the effects that led to the Neolithic age?
Domestication of plants and animals
permanent settlements
surplus in food
What is domestication?
Taming of wild animals and plants
What are examples of domestication?
using seeds to grow food for family
raising goats for meat and milk
sheep for wool
dogs for hunting
What changed during the Neolithic age?
Domesticated plants and animals
people could settle in one place
stronger tools
food surplus
larger population
What is agriculture?
farming
What effects did agricultur have on human life during the Neolithic age?
population grew
specialized jobs
complex civilization
What does barter mean?
Trade one item for another item or service (no currency)
When humans learned domestication, how did shelters change?
Permanent
Didnt want to leave their crops
