Stone Ages and Early Culture Vocab

Time before there was writing

early ancestor of humans

any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task

Old Stone Age / time until 10,000 years ago

A community of people who share a common culture

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive

to move from one place to another

long periods of freezing weather / ended around 10,000 years ago

Middle Stone Age / lasted from 10,000 BC - 5,000 BC

New Stone Age / lasted from 5,000 BC - 1900 BC

the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food

farming