Unit 2 Flashcards
The time before writing.
Prehistory
An ancestor to early humans.
Hominid
A relative from the past.
Ancestor
A device made to accomplish a task.
Tool
The first, oldest, and longest part of the stone age.
Paleolithic Era
A community of people who share a common culture.
Society
A society that hunts animals and gathers wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.
Hunter-gatherers
A long period of freezing weather.
Ice Age
A strip of land connecting two continents.
Land Bridge
Mesolithic Era
The middle part of the stone age.
Neolithic Era
The newest and last part of the stone age.
Taking a wild plant or animal and making it more suitable for humans.
Domestication
Word for farming or ranching.
Agriculture
Large, prehistoric stone monuments.
Megaliths