AP World- Paleolithic Flashcards
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126680068 | Paleolithic people- use of fire | - aid hunting and foraging - protection from predators - adapt to cold environments | 0 | |
126680069 | Paleolithic people- language | Developed spoken language | 1 | |
126680070 | Paleolithic people- numbers, age | They lived in small bands of 20 or 30 people, making it easier to survive. (safety in #'s, easier to get food and work) They were expected to live for only about 20 years, because they had bad diets and health care, and didn't have very much safety. | 2 | |
126680071 | Paleolithic people- technology | Used simple tools | 3 | |
126680072 | Paleolithic people- religion/myth | Their myths explain nature, death, birth, sickness. Sun, rain, wind, thunder, lightening are all alive and to please them they made offerings. Painted pictures on the walls of caves as a way of communicating to spirits. Their art represented their survival | 4 | |
126680073 | Pastoralism | A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter. | 5 | |
126680074 | Paleolithic Migration | From Africa to the whole world To Americas over Bering Straight land bridges (Ice Age) | 6 | |
126680075 | Paleolithic People- hunting pattern | Hunter/ Gatherers. Women gathered, Men hunted | 7 | |
126680076 | Paleolithic People- lived? | Nomadic- moved around. This was due to them following the animals they hunted | 8 |