Vocab 1.1
What are fossils?
Fossils are hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago.
Who were the Neanderthals?
They were a group that was closely related to humans.
Why did people start to create art?
So they could remember who lived there.
How did farming change human culture?
The first change was the food.
What resources were important?
Fertile Soil, Fresh Water, and Seeds.
What are artifacts?
Artifacts are anything made and used by humans.
What is migration?
a group of people or animals that move from their homeland.
What is a belief in animism?
Some people believed that the natural world was filled with spirits.
What is surplus?
More than they needed.
What is religion?
A set of shared spiritual beliefs.
What are hunter-gatherers?
they lived by hunting small animals and gathering plants.
What did humans do to adapt after moving to new environments?
They had to find out which plants they could eat.
How did domesticated plants and animals change people's lives?
It changed the way they ate their food.
How did the first cities begin?
Farming villages in the Middle East.
What are social classes?
Social classes are groups of people that occupy different ranks or levels in society.
What is climate change?
Climate change is when the weather changes.
What is revolution?
Revolution is a complete change in ways of thinking working and living.
How did the surplus of food affect the size of the population?
It made the population grow.
Why did early humans migrate?
They originated from Africa and they wanted to visit new places.
How did people first modify the environment?
People modified their environment because it would provide more food.
What is economy?
Economy is a system that a community uses to produce and distribute goods and services.