Vocabulary
Change
Adapt
Extra
Surplus
How old they are
A characteristic of a complex culture is...
What are the most important resources that civilizations need to manage?
2. Fresh Water
3. Seeds
Object made by a human being
Artifact
Belief that the natural world is full of spirits
Animism
How did hunter-gatherers survive the Paleolithic Era?
Hunting small animals, gathering plants, creating clothes and shelter to fit the environment that they lived in.
Explain why the transition to farming took time.
Planting crops took a lot of time and energy. Farming was also uncertain and dangerous at times.
Why did most of the earliest civilizations develop in river valley areas?
The river valleys provided fertile soil from floodwaters, which helped farmers grow crops.
People's beliefs and practices about the existence, nature, and worship of a god or gods
Religion
Act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities
Specialization
Which group of people is believed to be the first to bury their dead?
Neanderthals
What is the connection between a food surplus and the population?
If there is a food surplus, the population grows
The earliest civilization appeared in Southwestern Asia. What was it called?
Sumer
Change the growth of plants or the behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans
Domesticate
Person who moves from place to place without a permanent home
Nomad
What is the difference between Neanderthals and Homosapiens?
Homosapiens were taller, lighter, and less muscular. They also were able to develop a complex language
What is the world's first city?
Uruk
What is the connection between religion and the government in early civilizations?
Priests were often times rulers. Claimed that rulers had the right to rule given to them by the gods
Study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture
Anthropology
Scientist who studies the physical materials of the Earth itself, such as soil and rocks
Geologist
Why might it be helpful for people during the early ages to live in larger bands?
Able to defend their home and others more easily. It would also be easier to find food.
The fancy term for the shift from just hunting and gathering to farming is known as...
Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
What are the 8 basic features of a civilization?
Cities, Organized Government, Established Religion, Job Specialization, Social Classes, Public Works, Arts and Architecture, System of Writing