Chapter 1 Review

Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons.

An area of rich farmland in southwest Asia where the first civilization began

What is the primary reason archaeologists study objects and fossils from the past?

To learn what life was like before writing began (PREHISTORY) archaeologists study all of the following EXCEPT

Fire was used for ______

1,000 years

_____________ means the ability to walk upright on two legs.

Modern humans were able to speak because they had developed

What part of the world has the most evidence of early hominins?

the carrier of genetic information

A clay found in many shades of red or yellow; mixed with animal fat

Why did early man hunt large animals?

black, hard volcanic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava

the taming of animals for human use; such as work or food

A grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees

Which factor first influenced the migration patterns of early humans?

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

There are 1,000 years in a century.

A member of the family Hominidae, distinguished by bipedal posture and a large brain

The body of water that separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa is

The largest most populated continent in the world

Modern archaeologists collect everything they find at a dig site.

a very hard stone that produces a spark when it is struck

Which factor was most important for the survival of early humans?

A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social institutions, food & beliefs

Europe is a continent north of Africa and is connected to Asia.

The second largest continent is _____________.

Archaeology did not become an exact science until after the 1980's.

A narrow strip of land that connected Alaska and Siberia.

How did hunter-gatherers cross into North America?

the shared characteristics of a group of people, it can include customs, arts, social institutions, food & beliefs

Oceania is a large section of the Atlantic Ocean which today contains thousands of islands.

The use of human knowledge to create tools and machines

10 years

An archaeologist interested in the culture of an ancient of an ancient civilization might look for which of these items?

a period of extremely cold temperatures when Earth's surface was covered with massive sheets of ice

Cave paintings were done with colors made from natural resources.

There are 10 years in a decade.

Belonigng to the group of animals that carry their young in a pocket of skin called a pouch

the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past

When searching for a dig site archaeologists search far away from water and good soil.

Human skeletons found by archaeologists are examined for ______