Prehistory Vocabulary
Prehistory - time before writing
Hominid - early ancestors of humans
Ancestor - is a relative who lived in the past
Tool - is any hand held object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task
Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) - the first part of the Stone Age that lasted until 10,000
years ago
Society - a community of people who share a common culture
Hunter-Gatherers - people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits and
nuts to survive
Migrate - moving from one place to another
Ice age - freezing period of time that ended about 10,000 years ago
land bridge - a strip of land connecting two continents
Mesolithic Era - Middle Stone Age that began 10,000 years ago and ended 5,000 years
ago
Neolithic Era - The Last Stone Age - from 10,000 to 5,500 years ago
Domestication - the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use
Agriculture - the act of farming
Megaliths - is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument,
either alone or together with other stones