Vocab.
What is prehistory?
The time before written history
What important development changed human life during the most recent Ice Age? Choose one response.
The Neolithic Age is also know as?
The New Stone Age
In early civilizations, ________________took care of the people's needs and protected the community?
Government
Many of the earliest permanent human communities were located near what geographic feature?
Near rivers (freshwater)
Define nomad.
Someone who moves from place to place in search of food and shelter.
Paleolithic tools were often made out of _________?
Stone, bones, and wood.
One of the benefits that resulted when humans began to farm was
By producing a surplus of food that helped the population grow.
How did the shift to farming change the role of women?
They spent time at home caring for children and doing other domestic chores, such as weaving.
In the first civilizations how was social status determined?
Wealth and work/jobs
Specialization
Early humans were able to devote time to other crafts/jobs due to not having farm.
Which of these technological advances made life easier for Paleolithic people? Choose one.
During the Neolithic era, some groups lived in two or more areas, moving to find pasture for the animals they herded. These people are known as?
Semi-nomadic
What did the Neolithic communities of Jericho and Catalhuyuk have in common? List one.
Both had a few thousand people.
What institution took care of the people's needs and protected the community?
Government
Define religion as it pertains to World History.
A way to help explain natural forces and humans' role in the world.
Cave paintings from the Paleolithic Age show____________? List three.
Handprints, animals, and hunting
Which sentence best states a key difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras?
Neolithic people created permanent settlements.
In which geographic region were the two earliest cities found, Catalhuyuk and Jericho
Southwest Asia
Which advancements most directly led to the Neolithic Revolution? List two.
Farming techniques and animal domestication
Define civilization.
A complex society that develops both cities' governments and establishes a unique culture.
Important developments during the paleolithic age include? List two.
Fire and the development of spoken language.
Why did Neolithic people begin to trade, explain?
They could trade the extra food they produced for things they did not have.
Where have archeologists found evidence of social status in Neolithic communities?
In religious and burial sites.
Which of the following advances resulted from the Neolithic revolution? List two.
Living in settled communities and having extra food storage.