8th Grade - Chapter 3

The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals led to a global population decline.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between modern-day humans and Homo erectus?

Which of these best describes nomads?

In the Paleolithic Age, the food finding role for men was generally:

As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people:

Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose:

An amount that is more than what is needed or required is called a(n):

Which of the following groups was at the top of early social structures?

Which of these is a major part of modern civilization?

Spoken language makes it easier for people to work together.

Thanks to the Neolithic Revolution, several independent civilizations formed at about the same time

The last ice age ended and the neolithic age began around 8,000 B.C.

The concept of ____________ involves the use of new ideas and tools to do work, regardless of time period.

Taming an animal for use by humans is called:

Which of these does NOT describe hunter-gatherers?

River Valley civilizations emerge around 2,000 A.D.

Paleolithic people used tools made of

TheNeolithic age end around 1,200 A.D.

Training for a particular job is called:

This large, hairy, extinct animal is related to modern day elephants.

Where did farming first develop?

Early people started fired by:

Which of the following groups was at the bottom of early social structures?

People from the Neolithic Age developed this type of advancement in communication?

A ___________ is a strip of dry land that was once covered with water.

Which of the following was NOT one of the four great river valley civilizations?

A(n) _________ is a place where people worship.

Many historians consider the ___________ Revolution to be the most important even in human history.

A government led by a king or queen is called a(n):

The Old Stone Age, from the early part of human history, is also know as the:

Ice ages are characterized by long periods of::

People from the Paleolithic Age developed this type of advancement in communication?

Humans evolved 300,000 years ago in ________.

People in the Paleolithic period were know as __________ because they moved from place to place in order to survive.

Farming began in Europe around 4,000 B. C.

Systematic Agriculture is another term that means:

Farming began in Egypt and China around 6,000 B.C.

In the Paleolithic Age, the food finding role for women was generally:

This time period ranged from 3,000 B.C. to 1,200 B.C. and is called the:

The New Stone Age, from the 8,000 B.C. to 4,000 B.C. , is also know as the::

The idea of a “specialization of labor” involves different people becoming experts at different tasks