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| The time before written records |
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| Scientific name for man (humans) |
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| Where and when did humans first emerge? |
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East Africa
100,000 - 400,000 years ago |
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| Where did humans migrate to? |
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| Asia, Europe, Australia, the Americas |
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| How did early humans (Paleolithic man) get food? |
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| What did the survival of early humans depend on? |
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| Availability of plants and animals |
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Characteristics of the Paleolithic Era
(Old Stone Age): |
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Nomads (hunter-gatherers)
Simple stone tools
Used/Made fire
Lived in clans
Oral language
Created "cave art" |
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Characteristics of Neolithic Era
(New Stone Age) |
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- Developed agriculture (farming - domesticated plants)
- Domesticated (tamed/raised) animals
- Advanced stone tools
- Pottery
- Weaving
- Permanent settlements |
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| How did the discovery of farming alter the way people lived? |
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| Changed from nomadic hunter-gatherers to living in permanent settlements |
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| What do archaeologists study? |
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| Study past cultures - human remains, artifacts, fossils, settlements |
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| Things that humans made - tools, pottery, weapons, jewelry, toys... |
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Stonehenge = monument in England
- Started during Neolithic Age
- Finished during Bronze Age |
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| What two ancient cities were found in the Fertile Crescent? |
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| What Neolithic settlement is currently being excavated (studied) in Anatolia (Asia Minor)? |
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[image]
What 2 ancient cities were found in this region? |
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What Neolithic site is currently under excavation in this region? |
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| Preserved remains of living things (plants or animals) |
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