1. Hold onto Homework from
Last Night
Thanks

2. Early Humans
Neolithic
Era
Early
Civilization
Themes of
World History
Geography
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3. What is an artifact and how are “they”
relevant to the study of history?

4. Human-made objects that give scientists a glimpse into how people lived, who they worshipped, how they worked, etc

5. Name 3 of the 5 hominid species
and a distinguishing characteristic of each

6. 1. Australopithecines- 1st upright
2. Homo Habilis- 1st stone tools
3. Homo Erectus- 1st mass migration/1st to use fire
4. Neanderthal- “homes”= caves/ religious rituals
5. Cro-Magnon- fully modern humans/ artistic expression

7. How could you “briefly” define each of these periods?
The “Stone Age” is made up of these 2 time periods/ages…
How could you “briefly” define each of
these periods?

8. Paleolithic & Neolithic Age
Paleolithic – Early stone tools invented, mastery of fire, development of early language
Neolithic- polished stone tools, grow crops, raise animals

9. On which continent where the earliest human remains discovered?
Discovered in France, by way of “accidental archeology”, in 1940, these cave paintings display artistic expression dating back to 15,000 BC

10. Lascaux Cave Paintings
Continent of Africa
Lascaux Cave Paintings

11. Identify and differentiate Mary Leaky and Donald Johanson

12. Leakey- British archeologist credited
with discovering earliest hominid footprints –
Australopithecus
Johanson- US Anthropologist credited with
Discovering skeleton of female hominid – “Lucy”

13. For tens of thousands of years men and women of the Stone Age, the first phase, fell into these 2 categories in terms of “their way or style of life”

14. Hunters-gatherers & Nomads

15. The unique way of life of a group of people is defined as this….

16. What is Culture

17. The perfect storm, that was the Neolithic Revolution, occurred because of these 2 main causes

18. Change in climate – rise of temps world- wide = longer growing season
Rise in population- new steady food source needed

19. In 1958, archeologists discovered one of the earliest Neolithic agricultural settlements (about 8000 years ago) in central Turkey. This settlement was known as

20. Catal Huyuk

21. As the Neolithic Revolution expanded people began dwelling in larger more organized communities (farming villages and towns). From these settlements, cities gradually emerged forming a “backdrop” for a more “complex” way of life called this….

22. Civilization

23. The change from village to city life was a gradual process that spanned several generations. In order for this to take place what “changes” would need to take place socially and economically

24. -Trade becomes more profitable—broader range of goods to exchange.
Economic: -irrigation= food surplus= new jobs/skills
-Trade becomes more profitable—broader range of goods to exchange.
Social: -Irrigation systems required large workforce
-Social classes become defined (wealth, power, influence)
-More organized religion=religious traditions

25. What are the 5 pillars of Civilization

26. Advanced Technologies
Advanced Cities
Specialized Workers
Complex Institutions
Record Keeping
Advanced Technologies

27. What are the 4 examples of Complex Institutions

28. Government
Economy
Religion
Education

29. Around 3000 BC Sumerian “professional record keepers” called this invented a system of writing (the first BTW) called this

30. scribes & cuneiform

31. The pyramid shaped structure of ancient Mesopotamian cities that represented the center of the spiritual world as well as the center of the economic world was known by THIS name
An understanding of how many pots of grain equaled one donkey was an understanding of THIS ancient system of exchange

32. Ziggurat
Barter system

33. The system of trade or barter in Ancient Sumer would fall under which of the 8 Themes of World History

34. Economics

35. The development of the wheel and the sail in Ancient Sumer falls under which of the 8 Themes of World History

36. Science and technology

37. The rise of the people of Rome to extend their power far beyond the walls of their “original city” to encapsulate multiple foreign cultures would fall under which of the 8 Themes of World History

38. Empire Building

39. The rise of Mohammed as the founder of the Islamic faith and the faith’s eventual spread would fall under one theme, but the rise of Julius Caesar and the Roman Republic falls under another. Which two themes are being spoken of here…..

40. Religious and Ethical Systems
&
Power and Authority

41. Name the 8 Themes of World History
“Creepers”

42. Religious and Ethical Systems Economics Empire Building
CREEPERS
Cultural Interaction
Religious and Ethical Systems
Economics
Empire Building
Power and Authority
Environmental Interaction
Revolution
Science & Technology

43. What is the difference between a civilization and an empire

44. Civilization= “mainly” one group of people living within a single culture
Empire = Many different cultures living under the rule of one powerful government

45. Define properly longitude and latitude
(please..more than just the lines that go this way and that go that way.

46. Longitude: lines that determine absolute location east/west of the Prime meridian
Latitude: lines that determine absolute location north/south of the equator

47. What are the 2 different types of location and what is
The difference between them

48. Absolute: Exact position via GPS (Long./Lat.)
Absolute & Relative
Absolute: Exact position via GPS (Long./Lat.)
Relative: location in relation to familiar objects or specific places

49. What is the definition of Geography

50. a science that deals with the
description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface.

51. Name the Earth’s 7 Continents and a nation on all of them…excluding the really cold one obviously

52. Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Australia
Antarctica