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A government whose ruler, a king or queen, inherits the position from a parent.
This Stone Age invention allowed people to cook food and stay warm, leading to major lifestyle changes.
What is fire?
Early humans got most of their food by doing these two things before farming was invented.
What is hunting and gathering?
The Agricultural Revolution began when people stopped hunting and gathering and started doing this instead.
What is farming?
Early civilizations formed near rivers because the land was good for this important activity.
What is farming?
To adapt an animal to living with humans for the advantage of humans.
What is domesticate?
Name the specific type of stone used for tools during the Paleolithic Age.
What is flint?
Grinding stones were used during the Neolithic period to process this new kind of food that came from farming.
What are grains or wheat?
People during the Stone Age discovered farming because of this.
What is seeds dropped and started to grow plants?
These four were the first river valley civilizations.
What is Egypt, China, Mesopotamia, and Indus Valley?
The act of training for a particular job.
What is specialization?
Written language was developed during this age.
What is Neolithic Age?
People during the Neolithic Age did this when they had a surplus of food.
What is trade?
The development of farming led to the creation of this, where people lived and worked together with rules and leaders.
What is a civilization?
Early people built their homes near rivers because rivers provided this important resource.
What is water?
This is considered the "Old Stone Age".
What is Paleolithic Age?
Bronze is created by melting these two materials together.
What is copper & tin?
Nomads who moved to find food lived during this age in the Stone Age.
What is Paleolithic Age?
People had a more steady supply of food so they were healthier and lived longer which led to this.
What is increase in population?
Living near rivers made it easier for people to travel and do this with other villages.
What is trade?
An ability gained by the practical use of knowledge.
What is technology?
Around 10,000 BCE, people began shaping and polishing stones to make better tools. This period of improved toolmaking is known as the _______ Stone Age.
What is the Neolithic Age?
This was a major source of food for the River Valley civilizations due to their location.
What is fish?
This group of people's lives changed forever by the Agricultural Revolution.
What is nomads?
Because people could farm and stay in one place, their villages grew into these larger, organized communities.
What are civilizations?