The Distant Past
What is the time before written records called?
Prehistory
On what continent do scientists believe human life began?
Africa
What does populate mean?
To become an inhabitant of a place
True or false, a benefit is a good thing
True
What people made up the highest social class with the most power?
Priests and rulers
What is an Artifact?
Something that was made or used by humans
True or false, something that is complex is simple
False, something that is complex will have many parts and is not simple
What is the belief that the world is filled with spirits?
Animism
What was the big change people made to their way of living when they transitioned away from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle?
They began farming
What is something other than farming that early people started to specialize in?
Arts, making clothes, cooking, building things, writing, etc
What is the name for a scientist that studies human life from the past?
Archaeologist
What does migration mean?
To move from your home to someplace else
To change a plant or animal to make it useful for humans is to _______________ it.
Domesticate
When you have more than what you need of something you have a _________.
Surplus
A shared set of spiritual beliefs is ___________.
Religion
How did hunter-gatherers get their food?
By hunting animals and gathering plants
When ancient people migrated to new places they had to adapt to new ______________.
Environments
Name one domesticated plant and one domesticated animal
Answers may vary. (wheat, potatoes, rice, dogs, cats, cows, etc)
When people ___________ they spend most of their time working on one specific skill or job.
Specialize
A supply of something that can be used as needed and can be used to make other things is a __________.
Resource
What is the word that means the many different elements that make up the way of life for a group of people?
Culture
What did ancient people use to migrate between the continents?
Land bridges caused by the ice age
A complete change in the way something thinks, works, or lives is a ____________.
Revolution
The system that communities use to produce and distribute goods and services is the __________.
Economy
A complex society with cities, a well organized government, and specialized workers is a __________.
Civilization