What effect did the ice age have on early humans?

It forced early humans to move to new environments.

an object made or used by humans

Which best defines a civilization?

with cities, government, and specialized workers

What happens during a migration?

People move from their homeland to a new place.

Which describes one way that nomadic hunter-gatherers got their food?

they used tools to kill animals

What came SECOND in the transition from Nomadic to Sedentary Life?

Domestication of plants and animals

What came FIRST in the transition from Nomadic to Sedentary Life?

Nomadic people hunted and gathered

They travel from place to place with the seasons.

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Unit 2 Early Humans

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1
What resources did early civilizations require in order to succeed?
workers and their skills
hunters and gathereres
soil, water, seeds
meat, furs, skins
2
The earliest tools were made from?
stone
animal skins
fossils
iron
3
Specialization includes people who?
can solve almost any problem
are very good at one skill
grow all their own food
speak one language very well
4
Which technology had a major effect on the physical development of early humans?
they gathering of plants
the use of a written language
the building of large cities
the use of fire
5
The process of changing plants to animals to make them more useful to humans is called?
bartering
specialization
domestication
agriculture
6
What effect did the ice age have on early humans?
It forced early humans to move to new environments.
It forced early humans to control large fires.
It forced early humans to hide in the Swiss Alps..
It forced early humans to fish.
7
What was the greatest benefit when early farmers began to domesticate plants and animals?
they could travel more easily
they kept pets for company
they shared most of the work
they had a stable food supply
8
What is an artifact?
the remains of a person from long ago
a food prepared or eaten by humans
an object made or used by humans
an imprint of a person from long ago
9
Which phrase defines the time called prehistory?
before the year 2000
before computers
before the year O
before written records
10
What came THIRD in the transition from Nomadic to Sedentary Life?
Nomadic people hunted and gathered
Job Specialization
Domestication of plants and animals
Surpluses of food
11
Which best defines a civilization?
has many different social classes
ruled by customs and a council to settle disputes
built on agriculture instead of hunting and gathering.
with cities, government, and specialized workers
12
What came LAST in the transition from Nomadic to Sedentary Life?
Nomadic people hunted and gathered
Population increased.
Domestication of plants and animals
Job Specialization
13
What happens during a migration?
People move places and homes with the seasons.
People move from their homeland to a new place.
People stay in one place and home for many years.
People welcome new people to their home.
14
What came FOURTH in the transition from Nomadic to Sedentary Life?
population grew
Domestication of plants and animals
Nomadic people hunted and gathered
Job Specialization
15
According to one theory, at what location did the human migration begin?
Europe
Africa
North America
Asia
16
Which describes one way that nomadic hunter-gatherers got their food?
they used tools to kill animals
they used chickens to lay eggs
they grew seeds and nuts
they grey crops on farms
17
What made the first villages possible?
armies
government
warm clothing
agriculture
18
When there is a surplus of food
the food always spoils
communities have extra food
people wait in line for food
not enough rain falls for crops to grow
19
What came SECOND in the transition from Nomadic to Sedentary Life?
Nomadic people hunted and gathered
Population increased.
Domestication of plants and animals
Job Specialization
20
Which geographic features was an important to the development of the first civilization?
rain forests
mountain ranges
deserts
river valleys
21
What came FIRST in the transition from Nomadic to Sedentary Life?
Nomadic people hunted and gathered
Domestication of plants and animals
Job Specialization
Population increased.
22
What can you do with a domesticated animal?
watch them hunt
study their origins
use them for work
hunt them for food
23
How do nomads live?
They return to the same place each summer and winter.
They make villages from connected homes.
They travel from place to place with the seasons.
They build villages with permanent caves.
24
Which answer was NOT a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
New sources for clothing
New sources for shelter
Domestication of plants and animals
New writing systems

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