Paleolithic Age
Time Designations
Neolithic Age
Foundation of Civilization
Bonus
100
What type of weapons did hunter-gatherers primarily use?
bow and arrows and spears
100
What does BC stand for?
Before Christ
100
What is the other term for the Neolithic Age?
Bonus: Why was this the other term?
Agriculture Revolution
This was the first time humans began to farm
100
How does technology contribute to civilization?
It makes life easier and helps the civilization develop more efficiently.
100
How long is a decade?
10 years
200
What are the four ways early humans used fire?
Cooking, scaring away predators, light, and warmth
200
What does AD stand for?
Anno Domini
200
What does domesticate mean?
to tame
200
Early civilizations always developed by a river
200
How long is a century?
100 years
300
What kind of shelter did Paleolithic people typically use?
caves, natural over hangs, and/or temporary structures
300
What does CE stand for?
Common Era
300
What is an economy where goods and services are traded without money?
Barter economy
300
What is one main reason why early civilizations developed political systems?
to provide order
300
What does circa mean?
Bonus: what are the different abbreviations for it?
an estimated time; not exact
c. or ca.
400
The lifestyle of early humans; To move from place to place
Nomadic hunter-gatherers
400
What two abbreviations reference the same period of time?
BC and BCE
CE and Anno Domini
400
How did the domestication of plants and animals impact early human civilizations?
It led to the development of permanent settlements
nomadic to sedentary
400
What role does religion play in a civilization?
Bonus: What did they control?
it provided a set of beliefs and practices that unified people and explained natural occurrences.
400
Where is the land bridge located?
Between modern-day Russia and Canada
500
After the Ice Age, what did the early humans discover?
The land bridge
500
Which two time abbreviations are used by historians and religious texts?
BC and AD
500
How did food surpluses impact Neolithic societies?
lt led to labor specialization and growth in populations
500
Describe the social structure of a civilization.
the organization of people into different roles and classes based on their job.
500
What was the first civilization called?
Mesopotamia