Pre- History Vocabulary Practice

5. Ages: time periods with consistently freezing temperatures throughout the world
8. Strait: a narrow passage of water located between Russia and Alaska, where it is believed that humans crossed a frozen land bridge from Asia to North America during the Ice Ages
9. the study of the past based upon what people left behind
11. the time period before written records
13. the customs, beliefs, and achievements of a group of people
14. an object made and used by humans
15. the total number of people within a specific area, such as a city, state, or country
17. the study of past events
19. Era: Old Stone Age, which occurred circa 2.6 million years-10,000 years ago

1. Era: New Stone Age, which occurred circa 10,000 years ago and is most associated with the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture
2. people who hunt animals and gather wild plants to acquire food
3. movement from one location to another, in order to establish a new permanent settlement
4. Revolution: the large-scale shift from hunting/gathering to farming, which allowed humans to produce large quantities of food
6. people without a permanent home, either individually or as a community, who move from place to place
7. Source: information from someone who did not participate in or witness an event
10. Source: an account from someone who took part in or witnessed an event
12. the study of humans and their development, including human culture and human behavior
16. the remains or imprint of something that was once alive
18. Ages: period of time where humans invented and primarily used stone tools