The Paleolithic Age
Paleolithic is also referred to as the _________
Stone Age
A change that has an enormous effect on people's way of life is called a __________
Revolution
Aside from Bronze what other key invention was invented during the Bronze age?
How did humans survive the Ice age?
humans built sturdier shelters, and changed their diets to include animal fat, they also relied on fire
What is the earliest period of human history?
The Paleolithic Age
What is Prehistory?
The time period before people started writing records
What does Neolithic mean?
New Stone Age
The first governments during the Bronze age were
Monarchies
What caused the ice age?
Thick sheets of ice moved across large parts of the earth. As glaciers grew larger, the water level of the oceans lowered.
What is a benefit of the discovery of fire?
Warmth, protection against animals, cooked food influencing brains to grow.
What are nomads?
People who move from place to place
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
When people began to farm and moved away from sole dependence on hunting and gathering.
During the Bronze age who was at the bottom of the class structure?
Slaves
What invention helped make clothing and tents?
The needle
Name the four first civilizations in the Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, China
What is a hunter-gatherers main activity?
To search and hunt for food
What caused people to settle in one area during the Agricultural Revolution?
Farming
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A river valley where the first major civilizations emerged
What age did the Ice Age occur in?
The Paleolithic age
What does a Mason do?
Carve stone and built stone structure?
During the Paleolithic Age how did men kill animals?
Used clubs to beat animals, or drove/chased animals over cliffs
What is a possible factor that contributed to the Agricultural Revolution?
Warmer climates brought season change which helped grow annual plants OR
A decrease in animals and larger game
Give 2 characteristics used to describe a civilization?
Advanced level of organization, development in art, Development in science, development in government
Rock hit against what material made fire?
Flint
The rivers in the Fertile Crescent were used for