Pre-History Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Era Old Stone Age, which occurred circa 2.6 million years-10,000 years ago
  2. 3. Ages period of time where humans invented and primarily used stone tools
  3. 5. people without a permanent home, either individually or as a community, who move from place to place
  4. 8. Revolution the large-scale shift from hunting/gathering to farming, which allowed humans to produce large quantities of food
  5. 9. an object made and used by humans
  6. 11. Source an account from someone who took part in or witnessed an event
  7. 12. the customs, beliefs, and achievements of a group of people
  8. 13. movement from one location to another, in order to establish a new permanent settlement
  9. 15. the study of the past based upon what people left behind
  10. 16. the study of past events
  11. 17. 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
  12. 18. Source information from someone who did not participate in or witness an event
Down
  1. 1. the study of humans and their development, including human culture and human behavior
  2. 4. Era New Stone Age, which occurred circa 10,000 years ago and is most associated with the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture
  3. 6. people who hunt animals and gather wild plants to acquire food
  4. 7. the remains or imprint of something that was once alive
  5. 10. the total number of people within a specific area, such as a city, state, or country
  6. 11. the time period before written records
  7. 14. Ages time periods with consistently freezing temperatures throughout the world