Paleolithic, Neolithic, Archaeology, and World Geography Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering Paleolithic and Neolithic characteristics, archaeology definitions and sites, and basic geographic terms.

Paleolithic

Refers to the Old Stone Age, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer clans, simple stone tools, invention of fire, oral language, cave art, and simple religion.

Neolithic

Refers to the New Stone Age, characterized by settled civilizations, agriculture, domestication of animals, advanced technology, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, pottery, and weaving.

Early Humans Migration

The movement of early humans who first emerged in Africa between $100,000$ and $400,000$ years ago.

Nomadic

A lifestyle of migrating from place to place while hunting animals and gathering plants for food.

Clans

Groups of about $20$ to $30$ people in which Paleolithic hunter-gatherers lived to effectively hunt.

Pottery

Containers made by settled Neolithic humans to store extra farmed food and display artistic abilities.

Weaving

A skill developed by Neolithic humans to create clothing.

Archaeologist

A scholar or scientist who studies early human settlements.

Artifact

Any human object studied in archaeology.

Fossil

The preserved remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago.

Radiocarbon Dating

The scientific method process used to date items that were once living.

Archaeological Sites

Four current archaeological locations: Stonehenge, England; Ur, Iraq; Aleppo, Syria; and Mohenjo, Pakistan.

B.C.E.

An abbreviation meaning Before the Common Era.

C.E.

An abbreviation meaning Common Era.

Prime Meridian

The vertical line or meridian located at 0^\bar{r}\text{deg} longitude that runs through Greenwich, England.

Equator

The horizontal line or parallel located at 0^\bar{r}\text{deg} latitude that runs through the country of Ecuador.

Hemisphere

Half of a sphere, dividing the globe into Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Hemispheres.