A | B |
archeologists | who studies the old bones and tools from the earth |
tame | to domesticate for use by humans |
wild | found in nature; untouched by humans |
tool | an object used for work |
hunt | to look for and capture animals |
bone | a part of the skeleton of an animal or human |
stone | rock; pebble; boulder |
dig | to push down into; to remove sand, earth, rock, etc. |
tools of Stone Age people | fire, bone, stone |
reasons why Stone Age people lived near rivers | to have water to grow food |
agricultural revolution | when Stone Age people learned to grow their own food |
homes of Stone Age people | caves, mud huts |
how the first people lived | they did not read, write, grow food, or live in houses |
farmer | a person who grows plants and raises animals for food |
how life changed for Stone Age people | they no longer moved from place to place to hunt animals |
art of Stone Age people | paintings and pictures on the walls of caves |
why Stone Age people used fire | to have heat and light; to cook food and keep warm |
what hunters did | killed animals for food; found wild berries and nuts to eat |
what Stone Age clothes are made of | animal skins |
the first people | Stone Age people |
historians | people who study and write about the human past |
archeologists | people who hunt for |
aritifacts | weapons, tools and other things made by humans |
fossils | traces of plants or animals that have ben preserved in rock |
anthropologists | people who study human society |
paleolitic period | "old stone age" |
neolithic period | "new stone age" |
Ice Ages | long periods of extreme cold |
nomads | people who moved from place to place |
pottery | pots, jugs, dishes made out of clay |
examples of crafts | baskets, jewlrey, tools, |
gatherers | people who collects items, such as food |
cave | a hollow hole in the earth |
technology | tools and methods to help humans perform tasks |
specialization | the development of differnt kinds of jobs |
effect of people staying in one place | communities began to grow |
effect of people having a steady food supply | the population began to grow |
the effect of specialization | people traded and exchanged goods |
craftspeople | people who make goods by hand |
examples of craftspeople | toolmakers, basket weavers, potters |
prehistory | the time before humans began to read and write |