HISTORY
Define 'humanity':
people, the human race
What century do we live in right now?
21st
Describe the difference between naturalism and theism:
naturalists believe that everything came to be accidentally and therefore there is no purpose to life;
theists believe in some higher, supernatural being who created everything
The time period when people began to settle in one place to farm instead of moving from place to place in search of food.
What do the letters of G.R.A.P.E.S. stand for?
geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics, social structure
List at least two examples of records that people leave behind:
books, letters, documents, pictures, tools, art, ruins of architecture...
How many years are in a decade, century, and millenium?
10, 100, 1000
List three ways we can learn about what happened in history:
archaeology
oral history
written records
A person who moves from place to place.
nomad
What is a complex culture in which large numbers of human beings share a number of common elements?
civilization
What does the word 'origin' mean?
The beginning or starting point of something.
A graphical representation of historical events.
timeline
List three reasons why we should study history:
To understand ourselves better
To understand others better
To change the world
More than enough.
surplus
If you see the following words when you read about ancient civilizations, you are probably learning about which area of GRAPES?
war, power, government, kings, rulers, laws...
politics
Explain how interpretation can affect our understanding of history.
All people have unique perspectives on life, and the way they see life affects the way they understand events in history. What seems a positive event to some person or group of people might seem to be a negative event to others.
What do AD, BC, BCE, and CE stand for?
anno Domini - in the year of our Lord
Before Christ
Before Common Era
Common Era
Explain how surplus led to a division of labor.
With more than enough food in communities, not everyone needed to farm and they could do other jobs that were needed in the community.
To tame or adapt for human use.
domesticate
How a society uses it's resources is referring to which letter from GRAPES?
economics
What does each letter of H.I.S.T.O.R.Y. stand for?
Humanity, Interpretation, Stories, Time, Origins, Records, You
What are the eight features of a civilization?
advanced cities, division of labor, organized government, complex religion, social classes, art and architecture, public works, system of writing
specialized jobs
The lasting works and important contributions of a society.
achievements