SECTION 1:
HUMAN SOCIETY
HUMAN SOCIETY
Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation
ORAL TRADITIONS
People who have no settled home and travel from place to place in search for food
Nomads
Stone Age
Name the 5 themes of geography
Location
Place
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Region
During which period did farming develop?
New Stone Age
About 5,000 years ago, history began when
people developed writing
During the New Stone Age, people became
farmers
What is the period of time before writing was invented?
Pre-history
What are the two types of location?
Absolute and Relative
Which of the 5 themes tells us how goods, people, and ideas move?
Movement
Egyptian civilizations developed on the banks of the Nile River because
the river flooded each year - rich soil for farming
Between 1,400,000 and 500,000 years ago, people learned how to
Create fire
By 3000 B.C., which metal was most commonly used for making weapons?
Bronze
What answers the question "Where is it?"
Location
As more food became available,
population growth increased
Recorded events of people are known as
HISTORY
People of the Old Stone Age survived by
hunting and gathering
Growing trade brought prosperity to cities, which led to
Social classes
Which theme tells us what is unique?
Place
How does geography influence a civilization?
Crop types, livability, clothing, trade, etc.
If scientists only find large spear points in a prehistoric camp, they know that the people that lived there
hunted LARGE animals
Our human ancestors originated in
Africa
How did the population change from hunter-gatherers to farmers?
Increased because people had more food to feed families
Name an example of human-environment interaction
Recycling, fishing, swimming, etc.
Which of the 5 themes share characteristics?
Region