Prehistory Chapter 1
Modern human or a member of an earlier group-ancestors of modern humans Hominid
A period of time known by its tools and weapons made of stone Stone Age
Person who has no settled home nomad
To adapt wild plants or tame wild animals. Domesticate
Stone Age Culture About two and a half million years ago in Africa Tools were made of: Stone Wood Animal bones
Stone Age division Archaeologists divide the Stone Age into three periods: The Old Stone Age The Middle Stone Age The New Stone Age
Old Stone Age Hominids did not know how to farm They were hunter-gatherers They were plant-gatherers They learnt how to keep fire going They learnt how to create fire
Settling New Areas in the Stone Age Hominids developed the use of tools and left Africa Hominids became nomads They moved from place to place where there was food As soon as food was finished they moved to another place
The New Stone Age People began to grow their food People became pastoral nomads They moved from place to place in search for grazing areas for their animals Desert-roaming Bedouins (present day Iraq, Syria)
Farming Around the World People discovered that Good soil Water Sun Are important sources for growing plants
Raising Animals Dogs Valuable for hunting
Questions When did the Stone Age began? How many Stone Ages exist? What hominids could do during the Old Stone Age? Tell us the story about a fire. How hominids became nomads? People discovered something important about plants to grow and seasons, what was that? Was a corn the same size as we have it now? Why? Why did our ancestors domesticate animals?