Neolithic Revolution
Definitions
Features of Civilizations
Geography
History Potpourri
100
List one quality of the neolithic revolution and define/describe it.
Answers vary.
100
Define Domestication.
Taming animals and adapt crops so they are best suited to use by human.
100
Used to create control among people in society.
Organized Governments.
100
Sahara Desert.
100
How many colonies was the United States originally?
13
200
During the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, people made tools and weapons out of…
Stone, Wood, and Bone
200
Define Prehistory:
Period of time before people invented writing.
200
People built ziggurats, which means that people had a form of...
Religion.
200
Where is Central Asia.
200
Name the most recent hurricane to hit the U.S.
Dorian.
300
Tell me three qualities of a Neolithic community.
Increased population, Domestication of animals, Some form of government, Men held high power, Created calendars, Used animals to plow fields, Made tools/weapons, Cloth, Pottery
300
Define Irrigation
The controlled use of water to enhance farming and settlements.
300
Funded by the government for the good of society.
Public Works.
300
Where is the Indian Ocean?
300
Name the three branches of government.
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
400
During the Neolithic Era (New Stone Age), people learned how to _______, which led to the first settlements and civilizations.
Farm.
400
Define City-State.
Political unit that included a city and its surrounding lands and villages.
400
Social Hierarchies allow us to believe that people held some sort of a...
Social Class.
400
Where is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
Who said this quote: "Ask not what your country could do for you, ask what you could do for your country."
John F. Kennedy
500
Transition from nomadic life to settled farming: ____
Neolithic Revolution
500
What is Anthropology?
Study of origins and development of people + their societies.
500
Describe job specialization.
Division of work into separate jobs.
500
Name all continents.
500
Before Abraham Lincoln became a politician, he was a...
A. Deep Sea Diver
B. Champion Wrestler
C. Heavy Gambler
D. Big Game Hunter
B. Champion Wrestler