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PERIOD: Foundations: c. 8000 B.C.E -c. 600 B.C.E.

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350621328homo sapiens______________, are also known as modern humans.0
351268753100,000-200,000Homo sapiens, modern humans, emerged _____________, years ago.1
351325593neanderthal_____________, are also known as the earliest variants.2
351325594100,000-250,000Earliest variant, the Neanderthal, appeared _______________ years ago.3
351325595cro-magnonMore advanced than the Neanderthal was the _______________.4
35132559660,000 to 100,000Cro-Magnons appeared ______________ years ago during the Paleolithic Age.5
351325597advanced toolsCro-Magnons and Neanderthals both used ________ ________. (2) [items]6
351325598clothingCro-Magnons and Neanderthals both wore ______________. (1)7
351325599semipermanent or permanent dwellingsCro-Magnons and Neanderthals both created ________________. (4) [living spaces]8
351325600social groupsCro-Magnons and Neanderthals both organized into _____________. (2) [cliques]9
351325601Europe, Africa, AsiaCro-Magnons and Neanderthals both spread from ___________ to ___________ and ________________.10
351325602Old Stone AgePaleolithic Era was also known as ______________.11
35132560310,000 to 2.5 million years agoThe Paleolithic Era happened when?12
351325604food supply, clothingGreatest concerns were steady and plentiful ______________ and ______________.13
351325605stone, bone__________ and ___________ tools included spears, bows, arrows, fishhooks, harpoons, clay pots. [materials]14
351325606nomadic hunters, gatherersHumans were ______________ and ____________. [jobs]15
351325607agricultural societiesPaleolithic Era predates _____________ ___________. (2)16
351325608social groups_________________ (2): Extended families grew into clans; clans mixed with neighboring groups to form tribes with sophisticated organization, including chiefs, leaders, and religious figures.17
351325609weaponsOrganized warfare with ___________: rocks, clubs, knives, spears, axes, and bows and arrows. [items]18
351325610deities, sacrificesDuring the Paleolithic Era, people would worship ________, and religious rituals included _____________ to gods, goddesses, and spirits.19
351325611art, musicDuring the Paleolithic Era people expressed themselves through _________ and ___________; examples include cave paintings and flutes.20
351325612gender, hunted, gatheredDuring the Paleolithic Era, division of labor was assigned by _____________: men __________, women ___________.21
35132561310,000 and 8000During the Neolithic Era, the earliest evidence of sedentary agriculture dates to between ________________ B.C.E.22

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