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The earliest period of human history was:
The study of ways of life of early peoples through the examination of their physical remains:
Archaeology
Person who moves from place to place in search for food:
Nomad
Objects made by people
Artifact
The spread of ideas, customs, and technology from one people to another:
Cultural diffusion
The study of people, their environment, and the resources available to them.
Geography
A political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding land.
City-state
A huge sheet of ice:
Glacier
How do archaeologist find out about early peoples?
They dig to find artifacts
Which of the following is the job of an historian?
To study written evidence about the past
Why is geography important to history?
It shows connections between people, places and events
Which of the following was characteristic of the Old Stone Age?
Tool making
Which of the following beliefs was probably held by Stone Age people?
There is life after death
What was the Neolithic revolution?
Which was a key feature of early civilizations?
Cities
Which of the following caused the ancient civilizations to change?
Contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration
A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials is called a:
Bureaucracy
The belief in many gods is called:
Polytheistic
The skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs are known as:
Technology
When people gave up nomadic life and settled down to farm is called:
New Stone Age
A new discovery about Stone Age life would most likely be made by which of the following?
An archaeologist
What evidence suggests that early people believed in life after death?
They buried their dead with great care
When did early people first begin to use stone tools?
In the Old Stone Age
Which of the following marked the beginning of civilization?
The development of cities
Where did the first cities emerge?
In river valleys