Prehistory Crossword

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  1. 2. A person who regularly moves from place to place, typically in search of food and resources, with no permanent home.
  2. 8. A person or society that obtains food by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts.
  3. 9. A period marked by the development of agriculture, domestication of animals, polished stone tools, and the establishment of permanent settlements. Also known as the New Stone Age.
  4. 10. The significant shift in human history from a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a settled agricultural way of life, leading to the development of village and civilizations.
Down
  1. 1. A transitional period between the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages, where hunter-gatherer societies adapted to new environments and developed more varied tools. Also known as the Middle Stone Age.
  2. 3. The process of taming wild animals and cultivating wild plants for human use, leading to agriculture.
  3. 4. The earliest and longest period of human history, characterized by the use of simple chipped stone tools and a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Also known as the Old Stone Age.
  4. 5. A period of time in Earth's history during which large parts of the Earth were covered by glaciers.
  5. 6. The period of human history before the invention of writing systems.
  6. 7. A broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with a sharp edge, a point, or a percussion surface.