2. What does the term Prehistory refer to? The term prehistory refers to the period of time before writing was developed. Ancient Sumerian (civilization we will cover later) recipe for beer.

3. What is archeology? Archeology is the study of past societies through analysis of what people left behind.

4. What is the study of human life and culture? Anthropology

5. What method is most commonly used to date artifacts? Radiocarbon dating

6. Which dating method measures the amount of trapped light from electrons? Thermo- Luminesc ence

7. Which period is used to describe the time when humans used simple stone tools? Paleolithic Age

8. One of the distinguishing features of the human species is the ability to make what? Tools

9. Who discovered the bones of a 1.8 million year old Hominid? Louis and Mary Leakey

10. What does the term “Homo erectus” mean? Upright Humans

11. What does the term “Homo Sapiens” mean? “wise human”

12. What theory states the belief that early hominids spread from Africa to other parts of the world? “out - of – Africa” theory –Scientists believe that they appeared in Africa between 150,000-200,000 years ago.

13. Section 2 The Neolithic Revolution –Changing the way we live.

14. With the Neolithic Revolution came what system that ended the need for hunting? Systematic Agriculture

15. What is the process of adapting wild animals for human use? Domestication

16. What is another name for the skilled workers who traded weapons and jewelry? Artisans

17. What two ages followed the Neolithic Age? Bronze Age Iron Age

18. What term describes the way of life for a group of people at a given time? Culture

19. What term describes a complex culture in which large numbers of human beings share a number of common elements? Civilization

20. What are six traits of a civilization? Cities Government Religion Social Structure Writing Art

21. In early government most kingdoms were ruled by whom? Monarchs

22. Name five locations where civilizations first began to develop. Mesopotamia Egypt India China Mesoamerica

23. In your own words describe what life was like before the Neolithic Revolution. Nomadic Hunters/Gatherers Writing? Tools? Rituals? Culture?

24. In your own words describe what life was like after the Neolithic Revolution. Culture Civilizations Perm. Residency Agriculture Tools Artisans Religion Social Classes

25. Around what feature were most ancient civilizations developed? Rivers

26. What was the first empire in world history? Akkadian Empire

27. What alphabet provided the basis for the English alphabet? Phoenician

28. Mesopotamians were well known for their work on what trade? Metal work

29. The invention of cuneiform is credited to who? Sumerians

30. What did the Sumerians believe about the gods and goddesses? That they owned the cities

31. Which leader of the Persian Empire extended it to become the largest empire the world has seen yet? Darius

32. What is Hammurabi remembered for? His law code for the Mesopotamian society.

33. What was the largest section of Hammurabi’s Code? Family and Marriage

34. What Egyptians owned all the land and granted parts of it to their subjects? Pharaohs

35. What also happened around 3100 B.C. when the history of Egypt began? Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt

36. What three major periods have modern historians divided Egyptian history into? Old kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom

37. The process of slowly during a dead body to prevent it from rotting is called? Mummification