Unit 1: Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

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An _____________ studies fossils and artifacts from ancient life to learn about the past.

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archaeologist

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By the Bronze Age, complex societies called _______ developed cities and formed governments.

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civilizations

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Farming villages like Jericho may have used ______ to bring water to their crops of wheat and barley.

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irrigation systems

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As fewer people were needed to work on farms, _______ allowed people to focus on tasks like making tools or cloth to become efficient and skilled at them.

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specialization

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Paleolithic people were _______ who traveled in groups, moving from place to place to survive.

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nomads

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What did the Neolithic communities of Jericho and Catalhuyuk have in common?

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They both had a few thousand people.

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The period before writing was developed:

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Prehistory

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Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era? jewelry made of smooth stones, farms, cave paintings, domesticated animals

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cave paintings

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Which best describes the nomadic lifestyle of the Paleolithic people? Options: They lived in large villages, where they raised crops and livestock., They migrated, or moved, from place to place, They stayed in one place, living in caves and beneath rock shelters., They lived in small villages and farmed the land.

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They migrated, or moved, from place to place

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This era is also known as the "New Stone Age".

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Neolithic