Standard WHI.2 Prehistory

Paleolithic Age

Also known as "The Old Stone Age".

Africa

Continent on which early humans emerged.

Homosapiens

Group of early humans that emerged around 200,000 years ago.

Neolithic Age People

How they lived: Bred Animals and Settled in Communities. Tools: Complex Tools. Achievements: Weaving Skills and Grew Crops.

Paleolithic Age people

How they lived: Nomadic Clans. Tools: Simple Tools and Stone & Wood. Achievements: Fire and Cave Art.

Radio-Carbon

Method of dating fossils and artifacts.

Neolithic Age

Nomadic groups changed into settled societies during this time.

Agriculture

Term for planting and harvesting crops.

Domesticating

Term for taming and breeding animals.

Hunter-Gathers

Term that characterizes early groups of nomads.

Cave Art and Oral Languages

What Old Stone Age people used to record history.

Stone Henge

What is an example of a neolithic structure.

Advanced Tools

What settled societies used for farming.