| A | B |
|---|
| domestication | process of taming animals or plants to serve human needs |
| Jericho | one of the earliest villages in the West Bank,around 8,000BC |
| Catal Huyuk | one of the largest Neolithic villages that archaeologist have so far discovered |
| deities | gods or goddesses |
| Neanderthal | early Homo sapiens named after the Neander Valley, Germany where remains were found of this species |
| physical environment | shaped the life of the early hunter-gatherer societies |
| stone ax | this allowed Cro-Magnon to chop down trees and shape them into canoes allowing them to travel down rivers and seacoasts |
| spear-throwers and the bow and arrow | example of long distance weapons that allowed for hunting several animals at a time along with larger animals |
| Lascaux and Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | cave locations in France where cave paintings were found |
| cave paintings | the hunting scenes that were painted in the caves that were believed to be educational for young hunters |
| a major step toward advanced civilizations | the beginning of settled agriculture, including permanent settlements |
| Neolithic Revolution | period of tremendous change where people gradually shifted from gathering and hunting food to producing food |
| wild plants and climate | what determined the variation of types of crops from place to place |
| agriculture | allowed people to establish communities instead of wandering as nomads |
| weaving loom | type of technology that enabled Cro-Magnons to make linen and wool |
| wheel | used for transportation |
| Neolithic Era Early Humans | developed, agriculture, domesticated animals, used advanced tools, made pottery and developed weaving skills |
| Neanderthals | may have originated in Africa and spread into Europe and Asia about 100,000 years ago |
| Homo sapiens-Neanderthals | probably first to care for sick and believe in life after death |
| Homo sapiens | migrated from Africa, to Eurasia, Australia and the Americas |
| Cro-Magnon | made thinner blades with sharper edges, stone axes, and advances in agriculture |
| early Homo sapiens | did not live in permanent homes due to nomadic lifestyles |
