Timelines
A century is how many years?
100
How did hunter-gatherers make tools?
They hit flint on other stones to break off pieces and make them sharp
How did early civilizations develop a stable food supply?
A) through hunting
B) through gathering
C) through a nomadic lifestyle
D) through agriculture (farming)
D) through farming
The time period before history was written
Prehistory
The prehistoric transition from hunting and gathering to farming
Agricultural Revolution
10 years
Early humans started building permanent settlements when...
A) the ice started melting
B) they started using fire
C) they discovered farming
D) they started using tools
C) they discovered farming
Which word describes the way people live?
A) Tradition
B) Lifestyle
C) Culture
D) None of the above
C) Culture
To trade goods and services without using money
Barter
What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
What does circa mean in this sentence?
This event happened circa 1000 AD.
A) in the year of our Lord
B) Common Era
C) in
D) approximately or around
D) approximately or around
At first, hunter gatherers killed large animals by forcing them off cliffs or using what?
A) Slingshots
B) Clubs
C) spears and arrows
D) knives and swords
B) Clubs
What type of social structure was common in early civilizations?
A) People were ranked into social classes based on the job they did
B) People were ranked into social classes based on their culture
C) People were ranked into social classes based on their religion
D) People were ranked into social classes based on their use of technology
A) People were ranked into social classes based on the job they did
Nomadic
Moving from place to place to find food
a time period of 100 years
Century
Which two dates describe the same year?
A) 1000 BCE and 1000 BC
B) 1000 AD and 1000 BCE
C) 1000 AD and 1000 BC
D) 1000 BCE and 1000 CE
A) 1000 BCE and 1000 BC
Number the events 1-3 in the order in which they occurred.
A) People began to specialize
B) A barter economy developed
C) Food surpluses developed
(c) food surpluses developed
(a) people began to specialize
(b) a barter economy developed
How did people meet their needs in early civilizations? (choose all that apply)
A) They moved from place to place to hunt animals
B) They settled in permanent villages and farmed
C) They bartered for items they needed
D) They lived in small family groups that met their own needs
They settled in permanent villages and farmed AND they bartered for items they needed.
An object made or used by humans long ago
Artifact
Choose the correct definition of Chronological?
A) the order in which places were listed
B) the order in which people moved
C) the order in which information was shared
D) the order in which events occurred
D) the order in which events occurred
What is implied by the date 1775?
" The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in 1775"
A) 1775 occurred before the Common Era
B) 1775 occurred in the Common Era
C) 1775 occurred after the Common Era
B) 1775 occurred IN the Common Era
Why are hunter-gatherers considered nomadic?
They moved from place to place in search of food
Ancient Israel, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome developed around the _____________ and used it to trade with surrounding civilizations.
A) Arabian Sea
B) Indian Ocean
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Pacific Ocean
C) Mediterranean Sea
Existing thousands of years ago
Ancient
Order the numbers in Chronological Order:
A) 2000 BC
B) 1000 BC
C) 2000 AD
D) 1000 AD
B. 1000 BC
D. 1000 AD
C. 2000 AD