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Social Class
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to tame wild animals and breed them for human use
What is domesticate
100

the later part of the Stone Age during which people began to grow their own foods and lived in the same place year after year

What is the New Stone Age or Neolithic

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how did early humans find food during the Old Stone Age

What is hunted and gathered

100
name some of the survival skills our ancestors learned throughout the Stone Age
What is make tools, farming/planting, domesticating animals, fire
100

belief in many gods

What is polytheism

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a society with cities, a central government run by official leaders and workers who specialize in certain jobs, leading social classes; characterized by writing, art and culture
What is civilization
200
the written and other recorded events of people
What is history
200
what is the major difference between the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age
What is people began to grow their own food and domesticate animals
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why was the discovery of fire so important for our ancestors
What is it allowed them to move to colder climates because they could keep warm
200
who were the middle class in society
What is artisans, small traders, and merchants
300
stories passed down through generations by word of mouth
What is oral history
300

people who have no settled home

What are nomads

300

what technology did early humans use to get food (what were their tools made from)?

used tools made from stone, wood, animal bones

300
what is bronze and how did help advance societies
What is rock melted at a high temperature mixed with copper and other metals. Used to make weapons, tools, helmets and shields more durable
300
who were high in the social class
What is kings, priests, nobles and government officials
400
a worker who is especially skilled in crafting items by hand
What is artisan
400
the time before writing was invented
What is prehistory
400

what was the connection between farming and the growth of early cities?

What is as people farmed, there was a surplus of food and populations grew which led to the rise of cities.

400
why was the invention of the wheel so important
What is goods could be loaded into carts and transported farther and easier
400

What was the relationship between governments and the social classes of early civilizations

What is many leaders of government were usually among the highest social classes in the city

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a period of time during which people made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known periond of human culture
What is Stone Age
500

the part of the Stone Age when people used more refined/ advanced tools (made better tools for hunting)

What is the Middle Stone Age or Mesolithic

500

how do we learn about people who lived before written history?

What is look at artifacts they left behind (ex: bones, weapons, other items)

500
How did cities benefit from government
What is governments helped keep order, provide protection, settle disputes and organize public projects
500

the top of the hierarchy

the king