Across
- 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
Down
- 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