Unit 2 Flashcards
How old is life?
4 billion years
When were the dinosaurs around?
250 million - 65 million
Prehistory
Time until 3000 BCE
Ice Age
2.5 million - 20,000 BCE
How many cycles of warming and cooling?
Four
What does climate do?
Climate cools - more snow in the winter.
What are the four geographic impacts of the ice age?
- Land bridges form
- Valleys
- Fertile soil
- Plant life/ climate zones change.
What are the Three impacts on Human Development?
- Evolution
- Hunters followed herd
- Spread throughout North and South America, Indonesia, and Australia.
How was the time frame Stone Age?
2.5 million years -
3,000 BCE
Paleolithic Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Neolithic Stone Age
New Stone Age
Time period of the Old Stone Age
2.5 million years ago - 8,000 BCE
What was the time period of the New Stone Age
8,000 BCE - 3,000 BCE
What is the difference between the Paleolithic Stone Age and the Neolithic Stone Age?
From a nomadic way of life to farming/ hunting and gathering for food
Agricultural Revolution
Farming leads to Permanent Settlements