What do archaeologists study?

The things that people left behind

The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution changed people's lives because

it completely changed their way of thinking, working and living

What does the term "prehistory" refer to?

The time before written records

What can cave art tell us?

Stone Age people were capable of complex thoughts and actions.

Define Hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

Hunting small animals, gathering plants

How did fire affect human migration?

They could travel during the night.

What was the significance of the first tools?

Tools helped early man survive.

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Ancient Civilizations - Topic 1 Study guide

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myWorld Interactive - Ancient Civilizations Topic 1 s- Origins of Civilization, from Prehistory - 4000 BCE. Focus is on Lessons 1, 2, and 3.

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1
What do archaeologists study?
The places of ancient civilizations
The way people groups differed from one another
The things that people left behind
The way people behaved
2
Olduvai Gorge in East Africa was where Lucy was discovered.
False
True
3
The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution changed people's lives because
it completely changed their way of thinking, working and living
it kept hungry bellies fed during the hardest times of the year
it enabled heirloom varieties of plants to be cultivated
it enabled life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
4
What does the term "prehistory" refer to?
Paleolithic Era
The time before written records
The time of the Hunter Gatherer
The land before time
5
According to most scientists, the oldest human ancestors came from
Africa
The United States
Asia
Egypt
6
What can cave art tell us?
Stone Age people were capable of complex thoughts and actions.
Stone Age people were simple in their thoughts and actions.
Stone Age people were private about their creativity.
Stone Age people created art to express their animistic beliefs.
7
Huang River, Nile River, Indus River, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Great fishing
Beautiful views
Clean drinking water
Places of early civilization
8
Define Hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
Fishing in rivers, collecting beautiful stones
Raising chickens, planting good tasting vegetables
Hunting small animals, gathering plants
Losing food cards to a wooly mammoth
9
Complex language helped man develop new skills and teach each other.
True
False
10
A fossil is the hardened remains of a living thing that existed long ago.
False
True
11
How did fire affect human migration?
They could keep altars burning to their gods.
They could cook day and night.
They could travel during the night.
They could use it for human sacrifice.
12
Humans migrated from Africa and spread out globally in this order:
Europe, Americas
Australia, Asia
Asia, Americas
America, Europe
13
This civilization made achievements in astronomy, mathematics, writing, and arts and architecture.
Catalhoyuk
Uruk
The Maya
The Sumerians
14
What was the significance of the first tools?
Tools showed innovation.
Tools proved that man was coordinated.
Tools were artfully made.
Tools helped early man survive.
15
There are 10 features of civilization.
False
True

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