Vocabulary
What is a person with no permanent home but moving from place to place usually in search of food or to graze livestock?
Nomad
Climate change led to the invention and creation of a variety of processes and new ways of living. Which of the following was NOT an activity that came about because of climate change?
A the farming of grains and other crops for food
B domesticating animals
C hunting for all food
The hunting of food
Which of the following is NOT a reason that early humans migrated to different areas?
the predators in their areas were too dangerous
Why did the Neolithic age see such a large increase in population?
agriculture allowed more food to be grown to support more people
How did an increase in population affect the land?
all the above
Growing crops and raising livestock is known as what?
Agriculture
What type of land area does early civilizations depend on for survival success?
Civilizations settled around these three rivers
Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris
Time before written history was recorded
Prehistory
Tools were made out of what?
Bone, wood, and sticks
What is also known as the new stone age?
Neolithic age
How could a river promote human activities?
A provides transportation
B provides a water source for irrigation/crops
C provides a food source
D all of the above
All the above
The Fertile Crescent is also known as what?
The cradle of civilization
The word Paleolithic is a Greek word that means...
old stone age
It ended the wandering lifestyle and led to the creation of civilizations.
the agricultural revolution
What is a person or animal who goes out in search of food?
Hunter-Gatherer
What is one way that people first began to modify their environments? (before agriculture!)
Clearing trees and bushes for fire
The rivers flooded every year during this season
Springtime
What did people in the Paleolithic Age consider art?
cave paintings
Name the five elements of GRAPES without looking at the wall
Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economy, and Social Structure
When an animal is tamed or trained it is also known as what?
Domesticate
What is one aspect of the physical environment that allowed early humans to create permanent settlements?
A Fertile soil along river valleys for farming
C Wild plants were in abundance everywhere for gathering.
Fertile soil along river valleys for farming
Discovery during the Neolithic Age that made things go-around and round
The wheel
Women in hunter-gatherer communities had fewer children because it was difficult to take care of babies while living a _____________ life. On the other hand, women in agricultural communities could have more children because they lived in _________villages. This change was one of the ways in which farming contributed to a rapid increase in human population
nomadic and permenant
A person who studies artifacts is know as what?
archeologist