Vocab.
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Bronze
Rise of Civilizations
100

What is prehistory?

The time before written history

100

What important development changed human life during the most recent Ice Age? Choose one response.

  • People started to farm.
  • People first lived in caves for shelter.
  • People began painting.
  • People moved to new continents.
100

The Neolithic Age is also know as? 

The New Stone Age

100

In early civilizations, ________________took care of the people's needs and protected the community?

Government 

100

Many of the earliest permanent human communities were located near what geographic feature?

Near rivers (freshwater) 

200

Define nomad.

Someone who moves from place to place in search of food and shelter.

200

Paleolithic tools were often made out of _________?

Stone, bones, and wood.

200

One of the benefits that resulted when humans began to farm was

By producing a surplus of food that helped the population grow. 

200

How did the shift to farming change the role of women?

They spent time at home caring for children and doing other domestic chores, such as weaving. 

200

In the first civilizations how was social status determined?

Wealth and work/jobs 

300

Specialization 

Early humans were able to devote time to other crafts/jobs due to not having farm.

300

Which of these technological advances made life easier for Paleolithic people? Choose one.

  • Developing written language.
  • Learning how to paint.
  • Learning how to use fire.
  • Inventing the wheel.
300

During the Neolithic era, some groups lived in two or more areas, moving to find pasture for the animals they herded. These people are known as?

Semi-nomadic

300

What did the Neolithic communities of Jericho and Catalhuyuk have in common? List one. 

Both had a few thousand people.

300

What institution took care of the people's needs and protected the community? 

Government 

400

Define religion as it pertains to World History.

A way to help explain natural forces and humans' role in the world.

400

Cave paintings from the Paleolithic Age show____________? List three.

Handprints, animals, and hunting 

400

Which sentence best states a key difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras?

Neolithic people created permanent settlements.

400

In which geographic region were the two earliest cities found, Catalhuyuk and Jericho

Southwest Asia

400

Which advancements most directly led to the Neolithic Revolution? List two. 

Farming techniques and animal domestication 

500

Define civilization.

A complex society that develops both cities' governments and establishes a unique culture. 

500

Important developments during the paleolithic age include? List two. 

Fire and the development of spoken language. 

500

Why did Neolithic people begin to trade, explain? 

They could trade the extra food they produced for things they did not have.

500

Where have archeologists found evidence of social status in Neolithic communities?

In religious and burial sites. 

500

Which of the following advances resulted from the Neolithic revolution? List two. 

Living in settled communities and having extra food storage.