Vocab
The beliefs, behaviors and knowledge passed from one generation to another (includes food, clothes, music).
Culture
The period of Human history before writing was invented.
Prehistory
Another word for farming and raising crops.
Agriculture
The area of the world that Civilization began in.
The Fertile Crescent
The majority of tools made from this era of early humanity are made from these two materials.
Stone and bone
The long term pattern of weather conditions across a specific region.
an advanced human society featuring culture, government, farming, etc.
Civilization
The taming of wild animals and plants to suit humans needs; dogs and cats.
Domestication (domesticate)
The Rivers of the Fertile Crescent.
Tigris and Euphrates
What are 3 things fire provided early human societies? (BE ABLE TO TELL US WHY EACH WAS A BENEFIT)
the area of a city and its surrounding land
Metropolitan Area
The civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia
Catalhoyuk and Jericho are examples of what?
Early Human Cities
During the Ice Age, sea levels dropped. This often exposed a ___________-_________ which humans could then walk over. The most famous is Beringia; in the Bering Sea.
Land Bridge/ Ice Bridge
Early Humans were always on the move; as ________-___________ they needed to follow their prey and find new sources of food.
Hunter-Gatherers
The use of knowledge or tools to complete work or accomplish tasks.
Technology
This civilization calls the Nile River home.
Egypt
Answers vary; farming, fresh water for drinking/eating, transport, trade etc.
An area near a river that provides very fertile land for growing crops.
River Valley
What is one benefit of Oral Language developing in early humans?
Answers Vary; Better Hunting, Better Tech/tools, Cooperation, Closer Communities.
Geography
The era following the stone age; humans humans develop the ability to use their first metal.
Bronze Age
Describe at least 4 "traits" of civilization.
Answers Vary: Agriculture, Cities, Art and Architecture, Government, etc.
Fine, fertile soil deposited by rivers during flooding.
Silt
What evidence have archaeologists discovered that suggests early humans believed in an afterlife?
Graves and Burial sites