Stone Age/Hunter-Gatherers
Tools in the Stone Age were made out of this natural resource
What is stone?
Where did early humans settle next to?
Bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans)
Buildings, roads, levees, and dams are this characteristic of civilization
What is public works?
The prehistoric transition from hunter-gatherers to farming
What is Agricultural Revolution?
Mesopotamia is the land between
two rivers
History is the study of the
past
Farming gave us this, which means to have extra.
What is food surplus?
Leaders, laws, maintaining order
What is government?
Word for tame or growing or breeding for use, as with a wild animal or a wild plant
What is domesticate/domestication/domesticating?
What is the name of the two rivers Mesopotamia lies between?
Tigris and Euphrates
How did most prehistoric people meet their basic needs for food?
They hunted wild animals and gathered berries, nuts, and roots.
How did food surplus help civilizations grow?
It led to not everyone needing to farm, so they could learn different skills and jobs.
System of beliefs and worship describe this characteristic.
What is religion?
This word means to become an expert in a particular subject, skill, or trade; to produce a limited variety of goods and services
What is specialize/specialization?
Water provided these things for civilizations to form.
Water for drinking, farming, and transporting
Early humans migrated out of this continent.
What is Africa?
Agrigulture was responsible for
the growth of civilization
This characteristic deals with record keeping and communication.
What is writing/writing system?
a man-made system for moving water from its source to where it can be used for growing crops (like canals)
What is irrigation?
Noticing what stayed the same and what changed over time is this historical thinking skill.
Before the Agricultural Revolution
Men did this:
Women did this:
men hunted
women gathered
True or false: During the Agricultural Revolution people migrated.
False
to become an expert in a particular subject, skill,or trade; to produce a limited variety of goods and services
What is specialization?
An original record of a past event, usually created by someone who actually saw or participated in the event
What is a primary source?
Identify the historical thinking skill that would be used for this scenario:
Compare the two letters. How does each writer's background influence their view of the Boston Tea Party?
What is comparison?