| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Old Stone Age | Period of time 2 million B.C. to about 10,000 B.C. |
| Paleolithic Period | Also known as the Old Stone Age. |
| New Stone Age | Period of time from 10,000 B.C. until the end of prehistory. |
| Neolithic Period | Also known as the New Stone Age. |
| nomads | people who move from place to place to find food. |
| animism | ancestors believed the world was full of spirits and forces that might reside in animals, objects or dreams. |
| transition | process of undergoing a change from one stage to another. |
| Neolithic Revolution | transition from nomadic life to settled farming brought about drastic changes in the way of life. |
| domesticate | raise plants and animals in a controlled way that makes them best suited for human use. |
| Catalhuyuk & Jerico | two of the first Neolithic villages. |
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