Prehistory Flashcards

110943245	Paleolithic	The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period, beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC	110943245
110943246	Neolithic	The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s). It follows the Paleolithic period, beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere)	110943246
110943247	Nomad	a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons	110943247
110943248	Egalitarian	A person who believes in the equality of all people	110943248
110943249	Hunter/Gathers	hunted animals and gathered wild plants	110943249
110943250	Migration	the movement of persons from one country or locality to another	110943250
110943251	Domestication	adaptation to intimate association with human beings	110943251
110943252	Domestication of animals	taming of animals for human use; used as a constant source of food (like pigs and cows) and gradually tame them	110943252