B.C. or A.D.?
Which is the OLDEST:
4000 B.C., 2018 A.D. 100 A.D., or 500 B.C.
4000 B.C.
A worker who is especially skilled at making items by hand
artisan
the single most important discovery in human history made around 1.4 million to 500,000 years ago
FIRE!!!
Age where humans used Stone tool
Stone Age
At the top
King/queen
Which is the MOST RECENT:
3000 B.C., 100 A.D. 463 A.D. 363 B.C.
463 A.D.
The WRITTEN records of past people and events
History
Taming of animals
Domestication
All of prehistory takes place here
Old Stone Age
a step below the king or queen
Priests, Nobles, Govt. workers, military officiers
Counts down to one
B.C. or B.C.E
The time before history
Prehistory
how was fire discovered (2 possibilities)
rubbing two sticks together, spark from rocks
Mixing copper and tin gives you what
Bronze
Two steps below the king/queen
Artisans, merchants and warriors
Counts up from one
A.D. or C.E.
Stories passed down by word of mouth, often exaggerated
Oral Traditions
Name a benefit if fire
Ward of animals
Cooked Food
Move into colder climates
Discovery of farming launched this
New Stone Age
three steps below the king/queen
Farmers and common workers
B.C. stands for
Before Christ
Period of history where hominids, human ancestors, made tools primarily out of stone
Stone Age
Allowed people to settle down and populations to grow, made around 11,000 years ago
farming
Started when humans figured out they were able to melt copper and tin out of rocks and fuse the elements together creating a strong metal
Bronze Age
lowest class
slaves
A.D. stands for
Anno Domini or year of our lord
people with no settled home
nomads
what was the first animal to be domesticated and what was it use
Dogs and hunting
What is the problem with oral traditions
They change over time and become unreliable
A group of people having similar backgrounds, incomes and ways of living
Social Class
B.C.E stands for
Before Common Era
Secular or non-church way of talking about ancient history
A group of people having similar backgrounds, incomes and ways of living
Social Class
What two animals proved fairly unsuitable for domestication and were used in unique situations or not domesticated at all
Elephants and cheetahs
What was the first animal to be domesticated
Wolf, now we call them dogs
Why did social classes develop in the first place
Prosperity
C.E. stands for
Common Era
Secular or non-church way of talking about dates from history up to today
Is a society with that has cities, is run by a government with official leaders, and workers who specialize in various jobs
Civilization
What was the most important clue found on the Ice Man and WHY?
Copper axe because it allowed archeologists to put a date to when he lived
What was the first metal humans began to work with
copper
Is a society with that has cities, is run by a government with official leaders, and workers who specialize in various jobs
Civilization