What is History?
What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?
A primary source is a firsthand piece of evidence written by someone who was present during the event.
A secondary source is evidence made about an event by someone who was not present during the time.
Type of book that has many maps of one region or of the whole world?
Atlas
People who constantly move from one place to another and never stay in one place
Nomads
The first and most important change that happened during the Neolithic Age
Farming instead of hunting and gathering
what does B.C. stand for and what does A.D. stand for?
B.C.= before Christ
A.D.= anno domini meaning in the year of the Lord
What is the element of a map in which each symbol and color is explained?
A key
What is technology?
Tools and methods that help perform tasks.
People learned how to mix tin and copper to make _____
bronze
A period of years grouped by similar characteristics
Era
What is culture?
Set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by the members of a group.
Why is the Paleolithic Age known as the Old Stone Age?
Because people started using stones as tools.
What is a monarchy?
A government ruled by a king or queen
What is the name of these set of years?
10 years are a _________
100 years are a ________
1,000 years are a ________
10= decade
100=century
1,000=millennium
What were the ways people expressed themselves?
Through spoken language and art on the walls of caves
The most important effect of the Agricultural Revolution?
People settled in communities
Name of the type of calendar that is used today
Gregorian
Type of map that shows patterns like climate, natural resources, or population. It can also display historical information.
Special-purpose map
What important thing was discovered at the end of the last Ice Age?
A land bridge connecting Asia and North America
The first civilizations settled near what?
Rivers