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The gods of the Stone Age were:
around 10,000 BC
spiritual and technical
dark and frightening
around 7,000 - 6,000 BC
The second period of the Stone Age lasted from:
Neolithic or New Stone Age
the capacity to think and create
10,000 BC to 2,000 BC
Modern historians divide prehistory into:
the worship of nature gods
to further their lives and development
two periods - both called the Stone Age
When did the first cities appear?
10,000 - 5,000 BC
around 300 AD
From Greek "neo" (new) and "lithos" (stone):
Neolithic Revolution
New Stone Age
paleolithic
neolithic
How did human beings live during the Paleolithic Age?
rule of law, the common good, justice, improvement of life
civilization
nomadically, hunting and gathering wild foods, they formed family groups and had a sense of religious wonder
The discoveries of the Old Stone Age were both:
rule of law and the common good
Greek for "the land in the middle of the rivers":
Mesopotamia
The Old Stone Age:
culture
The natural human love of beauty and the worship of nature gods led people to:
the development of civilization
build monuments and temples
Because farming gave populations a better and more trustworthy supply of food, people had time for:
leisure
agriculture
Historians call the discovery of agriculture the:
What was the most important technical discovery of the Old Stone Age?
how to make and control fire
The second period of the Stone Age is called:
Old Stone Age
The science of designing and raising houses and other buildings:
travellers
architecture
What are the marks of civilization?
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The first and most important gift God has given human beings is:
they discovered agriculture and formed villages and cities
The first farming seems to have begun when?
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now modern-day Iraq:
How did human beings live during the Neolithic Age?
the New Stone Age
The first period of the Stone Age is called:
The art of cultivating crops and domesticating herd animals for human food and use:
What does this chapter say gives evidence of divine intervention in human life?
Shared customs, technologies, and a common religion are what we call:
What was the religion of the Stone Age?
the Old Stone Age
Ancient humans did not have what we call:
civlization
A culture that builds and supports cities:
From Greek "palai" (old) and "lithos" (stone)
Neolithic revolution
The first period of the Stone Age lasted from:
50,000 BC to 10,000 BC
From the beginning, human beings were great:
Why did God give the discovery of civilization to humans?
the Stone Age