Prehistory and Early Humans Study Guide

Vocab: the large-scale shift from hunting/gathering to farming, which allowed humans to produce large quantities of food

Vocab: the time period before written records

Vocab: The New Stone Age from about 8000 to 3000 B.C.E. that is associated with the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture

Vocab: period of time where humans invented and primarily used stone tools

Vocab: planting foods and breeding animals that are useful for humans

Vocab: Scientists that study humans and their development, including human culture and human behavior

Vocab: a handheld object that is designed to help complete a specific task

Vocab: the exchange of goods and services

Vocab: people who study the past by examining objects that people have left behind

Vocab: People or groups without a permanent home who move from place to place