Lesson 3
Term for the belief that spirits fill the natural world?
What is Animism?
Where was the first center of agriculture?
A South America
B Southwest Asia
C Africa
D Europe
Which feature of civilization is a set of shared spiritual beliefs?
The wolf was one of the first animals that humans were able to:
Domesticate
Which civilization first began harvesting Rice?
Who is China?
What can you do with domesticated animals? (More than one usage)
What is Specialization? Give one example that includes people who:
Who is someone very good at one skill/job. I.E: Farmer, Teacher, Paramedic, Banker
What were the most important resources for early civilizations?
What is soil, water, seeds, and workers
A Supply of something (Like Water, Wheat) that can be used as needed
Where is it speculated that human life began?
Africa
What happens to your life during a revolution? Partial or Complete Change?
What is a Complete Change?
When there is a surplus of food?
What is when there is too much food/more than enough for everyone?
Which shape could you use to describe the structure of social classes in early civilizations? (Rich, Middle, Poor)
The community had a system to produce and distribute goods and services, this is an example of a good _____?
Economy
What are Public Works? Give two examples.
Large scale projects such as Roads and Water systems
Why did people domesticate plants for farming? (Think Surplus)
A They were more flavorful.
B They were a reliable food supply.
C They made it easier to migrate.
D They wanted to live in a variety of environments
What made the first villages possible? (Think Food Source. Harvesting)
What is farming?
Where did the earliest civilization develop?
A Egypt
B India
C Sumer
D Greece
What are characteristics of a Civilization?
What is a complex society that has cities, a well-organized government and workers with specialized job skills.
Name the 8 features of a Civilization:
Cities, Organized Government, Established Religion, Job Specialization, Social Classes, Public Works, Arts and Architecture, System of Writing
Why did people create new tools during the Paleolithic Era? (Think about modern day inventions)
What happens in a community’s economy?
A Services produce goods and store them for later use.
B Goods and services are produced and distributed.
C Hunters, gatherers, and farmers produce everything.
D Enough goods are produced for a small number of people to survive
Which best defines a civilization?
A a community ruled by customs and a council to settle disputes
B a community built on farming instead of hunting and gathering
C a community with cities, government, and specialized workers
D a community that has many different social classes
A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place is known as a(n):
Who is a Nomad?
Where were the Olmec, Zapotec and Chavin early civilizations located? (2 locations)
Olmec and Zapotec were located in Mexico, Chavin was South America.