Vocabulary
history
written or recorded events of people or places
geography
study of the earths surface
social class
a group of people with similar backgrounds, income, and ways of living.
What are the 3 periods in the stone age?
old, middle, and new stone age
Irrigation
Change the waterways with a network of canals-people build them!
archeologist
scientist who study and examine objects to learn about the past.
nomad
a person who has NO settled home
It shows the order in which events happen
Timeline
What civilization was built on the banks of the Nile River?
Egyptian
artisan
a worker who is skilled at crafting items by hand.
prehistory
time before writing was invented.
Surplus
more than is needed
What resources were necessary for villages to grow into cities?
rich soil, drinking water, materials to build shelter
What survival skills did they learn in the stone age?
learned how to make tools and get food.
fertile
rich soil that plants need to grow
oral tradition
stories past down by word of mouth.
domesticate
adapt wild plants for human use; tame wild animals and breed
them for humans to use.
Which part of the world discovered how to plant seeds to grow crops?
Southwest Asia
How did early humans find food during the Old Stone Age?
Hunted for Animals and gathered crops
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Sponge Bob
Stone Age
Period of time when early humans made tools and weapons from stone.
Earliest period in Human culture.
civilization
a society with cities, government, social classes, and job specializations.
who was the most powerful person in the large cities?
The King
What Social Classes developed in the cities?
Priest, nobles, common workers, slaves
How did they learn to create fire?
Rubbing sticks together or striking stones together.