Prehistoric
These were the first weapons used for hunting large animals, made from sharpened stones tied to sticks.
What are spears.
Before farming, prehistoric people got their food by doing this.
What is hunting and gathering.
This river valley, located in modern day Iraq, is often called the "Cradle of Civilization" or the "First Civilization".
What is Mesopotamia.
This event, marking the shift from hunting and gathering to farming, led to a ride of permanent settlements.
What is the Agricultural Revolution.
What geographic feature was common in early civilizations.
What is rivers.
Prehistoric people created this round object to attatch to carts, which improved transportation.
What is the wheel.
These types of societies moved from place to place in search of food and resources.
What are nomadic people.
This early invention, used for record-keeping, allowed civilizations to store and pass on information.
What is writing and language.
Early humans likely discovered farming when they noticed plants growing in places where these had been accidentally dropped the previous year.
What are seeds.
Name 3 of the 5 rivers from the earliest civilizations.
What are Tigris, Euphrates, Yellow River, Indus River Valley, and the Nile.
These early forms of art were often created using natural pigments and used drawings for communication.
What are cave paintings.
This was a primary source of food for early humans before the development of agriculture.
What is wild plants and animals.
This important advancement allowed early humans to control water for their crops and settlements.
What is irrigation.
The Agricultural Revolution began in a specific region near which two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Early civilizations did not have this too look back on when developing their civilizations.
What is previous civilizations.
Prehistoric art, or cave paintings, often depicted this, which was important for survival and daily life.
What are animals.
The development of this skill allowed humans to cook their food and provided warmth and protection.
What is fire-making.
This term describes the belief in and worshipping of multiple gods.
What is polytheism.
This was one of the first domesticated animals, which provided humans with meat, milk, and wool.
What is sheep.
Hunter-gatherer societies relied on this method of obtaining food, involving the collection of wild plants and hunting animals for survival.
What is foraging.
Prehistoric people used this material, found in the ground, to make their first pots, bowls, and art.
What is clay.
This term describes the movement of hunter-gatherer groups from one place to another in search of food, water, and shelter.
What is migration.
These people became the first official rulers of the earliest civilizations.
What are priests.
The surplus of for from farming allowed some people to specialize in different jobs, leading to the development of this in early communities.
This process involves selecting and growing plants over generations to produce better crops, such as larger fruits or more seeds.
What is plant domestication