Stone Ages Study Guide

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(Pick 1) Population increased, ice melted, resources were decreasing
What is a reason that humans started to migrate during the Mesolithic Era?
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~ 10,000 years ago
When did the Paleolithic Era end?
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How many eras were there in the Stone Ages?
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5,000 BC
When did the Mesolithic Era end?
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5,300 BC
When did the Iceman die?
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5000 years
How long ago was the first writing recorded?
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Adapt
As humans migrated, they would have to ___________________ to the locations
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Agriculture
farming
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Arrow to the shoulder
What injury was the Iceman found with?
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Bread
Wheat and barley were used to make _______________.
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Didn't need to follow herds of animals to hunt, farms required a long time to take care of
Why did settlements start to become permanent?
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Domestication
the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food
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Domestication of plants and animals
What was the most important contribution during the Neolithic Age?
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Elements
What was the first thing that got worshiped as gods?
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Fishing
During the Mesolithic Era, humans began __________________ as another way to obtain food
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Flint
The most common type of stone that tools were made out of
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Hominid
early ancestor of humans
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Homosapiens
The species name for modern humans
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Hunter-gatherers
People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive
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Ice Ages
long periods of freezing weather / ended around 10,000 years ago
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Land bridge
a strip of land connecting two continents
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Mesolithic
The Ice Age ended at the start of the ________________ Era
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Mesolithic Era
Middle Stone Age
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Migrate
to move from one place to another
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Neolithic Era
New Stone Age
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Once tools become metal
When did the Neolithic Era end?
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Otzi
What name was given to the Iceman that was found in the Alps?
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Paleolithic
During the ____________________________ Era, hunting-gathering was the most common way of obtaining food
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Paleolithic Era
Old Stone Age
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Pigs, goats, sheep, cows
What were the four most commonly raised domestic animals?
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Population grew
Why did towns start to develop from settlements?
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Prehistory
Time before there was writing
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Southwest Asia
Which area was the first to do domestication and agriculture?
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Stone Ages
Period of time when humans first lived
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They could be stored
What made wheat and barley different from any other food source at the start of the Neolithic Era?
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Tool
any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task
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Wheat and Barley
What were the most important crops that were grown during the Neolithic Age?
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