Chapter 1 Review

Group that comprises prehumans and human beings

As civilizations formed, some nomadic people built specialized cultures that relied on...

Scientist who studies fossil remains to determine characteristic of various prehistoric periods

Homo sapiens sapiens are

Organic matter includes all the following EXCEPT

Place where remains of early Homo sapiens were discovered in A.D. 1850s

Place where spectacular cave paintings made by Cro-Magnon artists are found

Taming, in order to meet human wants or needs

Locations of the earliest known cities

Ancient cities had a ruling class made up of:

The first prehuman, who lived millions of years ago in forest of E. and S. Africa

The most important alloy in early civilizations was made by

The earliest period of the Stone Age is called the Old Stone Age or...

Foundation of a civilization's economy

The name Homo habilis refers to

What was the significance of the "Lucy" find of 1974?

Cro-Magnons did all of the following EXCEPT

Ancient civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates River valley that recorded its creation myth on 7

Sources of information about early civilizations include all of the following EXCEPT

Provided a steady flow of water for crops in early civilizations

Which species definitely migrated from Africa to Europe and Asia?

Largest Neolithic village discovered thus far

Period of approximately 5000 years during which people shifted from hunting to producing food

The traditional stories of early civilizations explain all of the following except:

May have developed a spoken language

The relatively steady food supply associated with agriculture quickened the pace of...

How did agriculture make life harder for Neolithic people?

Marks and pictures used in early writing

To honor their gods and goddesses, some Neolithic people

Long periods of cold climate