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Stone Age Test
WTR Mrs. Kilgallen Stone Age
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Social Studies
6th Grade
11/16/2014

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How did people in the Stone Age use technology?
Definition
Stone tools, flaking (shaping stone into tools)
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When was the New Stone Age?
Definition
Began 12,000 years ago.
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How did archaeologists use artifacts from the Stone Age to draw conclusions about life?
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For example: If archaeologists found animal bones buried alongside weapons, they may conclude that people in that area hunted animals for food.
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Why is cave art so important to historians?
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These painting show historians which animals were hunted. They provide details about the clothing, weapons and activities of the people of the Stone Age.
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What are some ways in which making fire changed the lives of people?
Definition
cooking, surviving cold climates
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Why was it a challenge for the Ice Age Artists to get into the caves?
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They had to crawl through narrow, dark tunnels, carrying a torch or a lamp made of stone and burning animal fat. They risked meeting cave lions or bears.
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Why did the Ice Age Artist paint pictures of animals on cave walls?
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They may have painted horses, bison, oxen and deer as part of ceremonies, which the painting of an animal was thought to bring success in hunting. Mammoths and lions were painted with the hope that they would protect the hunters and families.
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What do researchers believe the semihuman creatures are?
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Magicians or sorcerers of gods from ancient ceremonies.
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Why were there very few human figures painted on cave walls?
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They weren't hunting humans and humans weren't dangerous to other humans.
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What colors were used to paint animals on cave walls?
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yellow, brown, bed, black or gray
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Paleolithic Era - Old or New stone age?
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Old
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Neolithic Era - Old or New Stone age?
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new
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farming- Old or New stone age?
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new
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domestication- Old or New stone age?
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new
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hunter-gatherers- Old or New stone age?
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old
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permanent homes- Old or New stone age?
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new
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stone hunting tools- Old or New stone age?
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new
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caves- Old or New stone age?
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old
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specialization- Old or New stone age?
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new
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trade- Old or New stone age?
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new
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surplus of food- Old or New stone age?
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new
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How did early people learn which plants and animals were safe to eat?
Definition
by observing what animals ate
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What happened after people started farming?
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They built permanent homes to be close to the farms.
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Name some economic elements of civilization.
Definition
fertile land, pottery, rivers, grains, domesticating animals
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Name some social elements of civilization
Definition
educating children, temples of worship, wall paintings, Catal Huyuk houses built in same style,
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Name some political elements of civilization
Definition
creating a system of laws and punishments, deciding where to build roads, creating an army for defense
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What is the definition for economic elements of civilization?
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MONEY - geographic features and resources that help farming, surplus, the economy, specialization, trade, business
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What is the definition for social elements of civilization?
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CULTURE - written language, religion, arts, architecture, education, customs, clothing, celebrations, food
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What is the definition for political elements of civilization?
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GOVERNMENT - laws, punishments, jury,leaders, military, wars, battles, taxes, weapons, organization
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What are some of the features of the houses of Catal Huyuk?
Definition
2 rooms, against each other, get in on the roof, brick walls with plaster coating
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What kinds of foods did the people of Catal Huyuk eat?
Definition
wheat, barley, cow
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The farmers of Catal Huyuk were able to provide a surplus of food. How did this affect life in the city?
Definition
more time do stuff, specialization
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What kinds of crafts did the people of Catal Huyuk produce?
Definition
clay pots, jewelry
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What goods did the people of Catal Huyuk trade?
Definition
clay pots for wheat and barley
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What two reasons made the Border Cave a good place to live?
Definition
its heights and the plant life around it.it had a north facing door and was a good lookout point.
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Where was the Border Cave located?
Definition
high on the sheer face of the Lemombo mountains on the western border with Swaziland.
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What are three types of plants that the Border Cave people ate?
Definition
plums, oranges and starch plants
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What were the people of the Border Cave known as?
Definition
Hunter-gatherers because they hunting animals and ate plants
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What is an eland?
Definition
the side of a cliff where a valley is under it full of plants and animals
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When did people live in the Border Cave? what year and old or new stone age?
Definition
40,000 BC Old Stone Age
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What is the earliest part of the stone age characterized by tools made of crudely chipped stone and by cave art?
Definition
Paleolithic Era
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What is a person who meets needs by hunting animals and gathering plants
Definition
hunter-gatherers
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What is the use of skills and tools to meet practical needs?
Definition
technology
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What is a process of chipping stone by chipping pieces off the edges?
Definition
flaking
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What is moving from one place to another to live, especially in large groups of people?
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migrate
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What is the last period of the stone age when human beings began to develop agriculture and use weapons shaped from polished stone?
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Neolithic Era
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What is the raising of crops and animals for human use?
Definition
agriculture
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What is training plants or animals to be useful for people?
Definition
domesticate
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What is an extra supply of crops that is not needed immediately?
Definition
surplus
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What is spending most of ones time doing one kind of job?
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specialize
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What is a culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning and government?
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civilization
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What is a century?
Definition
100 years
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What is a decade?
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10 years
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What is a period of time?
Definition
interval
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What does circa mean?
Definition
about; approximate dates
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What is a time line?
Definition
A linear representation of important events in the order they occurred.
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What is migrate?
Definition
to move from one region to another
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What is trade?
Definition
the exchange of items, usually without payment of money
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