History - Edpuzzle

If Otzi was not a shepherd, what might be another reason he was up in the mountains (Alps)?

May have been in a fight down below and was trying to escape.

What was the biggest change to the early humans from farming?

More children

What allowed citizens to settle and not be nomadic?

Permanent food

Which item worked better for the man in this experiment, the coat or boots?

The coat

Which of the things found with Otzi tells us that he is from the New Stone Age times?

The goatskin leggings required domestication of animals and skin.

Why didn't hunter-gatherers have large families?

They carried their small children

What did the Natufians do to transform the face of the Earth?

They dug ground, used some of their food stock, planted the seeds and watered them.

Why are the people that used to be nomads now staying in one place?

They have grain stored

What was the Jordan Valley filled with back in history?

a lake

What constitutes a human society?

a single biological entity, population genetically diverse enough to reproduce with external contact

Why was life "a lot less carefree" once humans started farming?

crops were time consuming with harvesting, winnowing, and grinding

What is the land like today for the Natufians? (Can have more than one answer)

dryer, hotter

What changed the way man lived during the Stone Age?

end of Ice Age

What was secondary effect of agriculture on collective human life?

more labor

What did the travelers discover that was a great achievement? (There may be more than one answer.)

plants, grass

What was the direct effect of agriculture on collective human life?

population growth

What was the tool called for cutting grass?

sickel

What type of climate is perfect for farming?

wetter, warmer, occurring regularly

The discovery of these plants would change the future of mankind.

wheat and barley

Wheat and bareley are the forerunners of today's crops. How many people do they feed today?

½ population

When they found Otzi, they also found:

1. goatskin leggings (pants) to keep his legs warm 2. a grass-weaved coat 3. a copper ax 4. a bow with a quiver of arrows

In what year did they discover The Iceman, Otzi?

1991

Some grasses were not edible. What does edible mean?

Able to eat or consume

They think Otzi was murdered because _.

An arrowhead was lodged in his left shoulder.

Why do archaeologist think the early humans picked that area?

Because of the natural spring that they think ran through it

What is the difference between wild grain and domesticated grain?

Domesticate - the ear stays intact until picked Wild - lose grain at maturity

What was one of the best places for humans to live?

Fertile Crescent

Why do the hunters and gatherers keep traveling?

For Food

What was unique about grain?

If kept dry would last decades

Why was there enough grain during this time?

It was growing wild