History Detective
What is a source created during the time period - written by someone who was actually there?
Primary source
Name one major resource rivers provided to early settlements.
Water, fertile soil, food, or transportation.
What is the movement of people from one place to another called?
Migration
What is extra food beyond what people immediately need called?
What major change occurred during the Agricultural Revolution?
People began shifting from hunting and gathering toward farming
Is this an observation or an inference: “The pottery has painted geometric designs”?
Observation
Is a road a physical or human geographic feature?
Human feature
Is a severe drought a push factor or a pull factor?
Push factor
What is the term for when people begin performing different jobs or developing different skills?
Specialization
What is the term for adapting plants and animals for human use?
Domestication
What is a conclusion based on evidence?
an inference
What major natural danger came with settling near rivers?
Flooding
Is abundant fresh water a push factor or a pull factor?
Pull Factor
Name TWO characteristics of civilization.
surplus food, government/laws, social structure/specialized jobs, religion, writing/record keeping, technology/arts, cities/infrastructure/public works.
Why did farming encourage permanent settlements?
People needed to remain near their crops, animals, stored food, and farmland.
Archaeologists discover a clay tablet listing amounts of grain delivered by different people. What does this suggest?
The society used record keeping to track goods or resources.
Why might early people choose a hilltop instead of a river valley for a settlement?
Better defense/protection or less danger from flooding.
Give one example of how early humans could adapt to a colder environment.
Warmer clothing, better shelters, increased use of fire, or similar appropriate adaptation
What characteristic of civilization is shown by roads, irrigation canals, walls, and marketplaces?
Infrastructure/public works.
How could farming cause population growth?
A more dependable food supply could support more people.
Why do historians examine multiple pieces of evidence instead of relying on just one?
Multiple sources can confirm, strengthen, or challenge a conclusion.
A location has fresh water, fertile soil, nearby forests, and access to a river. Why would this be a strong settlement location?
It provides several resources needed for food, water, building, transportation, and survival.
A group leaves because animals are disappearing and moves toward an area with abundant water. Identify the push AND pull factors.
Disappearing animals = push; abundant water = pull
Why is finding one temple NOT enough evidence to prove that a society was a civilization?
A civilization has several connected characteristics and complex systems, not just religion.
Put these in the correct cause-and-effect order: specialization, farming, population growth, food surplus.
Farming → food surplus → population growth → specialization