Civilization
The great river valley civilizations
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, & China
a long period of extreme cold that affected all of earth
Ice Age
creatures that walk on two feet
bipedal
2.5 million ago and goes till 8,000 B.C.
Paleolithic Era
People used stone to create tools & weapons
Stone Age
Characteristics of Civilizations
Government, religion, social structure, & writing/art
the term "new stone" refers to
Neolithic Era
walked upright, lived in caves, and are believed to have a family structure
Neanderthal
When populations grew too fast
deforestation
earliest period of the stone age
Paleolithic Era
Why did civilizations develop near rivers
For fertile land, fishing, water for drinking, encouraged trade
Learned to add fat to their meals, build studier shelters, and use animal fur for warmth
Ice age
the study of human culture and how it develops over time
anthropology
working with new minerals
Metallurgists
the ability to create fire was invented in what age
Stone Age
emerged to help people explain their lives
Religion
acquiring food was a large part of their culture
Paleolithic era
studies fossils to learn what the world was like long ago
90,000 years ending around 8,000 B.C.
Ice age
which age is referred to as the agricultural revolution
Neolithic Era
people in society were organized into groups
Domesticated animals are adapted
Neolithic era
study the past by looking at what people left behind
archaeology
3,000 & 1,200 B.C.
Bronze Age
in what age did complex culture called civilizations begin?
Bronze Age