6th Module 2 Review for Test

6th Grade Module 2 Review

Prehistory is?

Prehistory

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Archeologists study the history and prehistory of humans by analyzing artifacts

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Archeologists

Anthropologists study human behavior, human culture, and human beliefs

Anthropologists

Multiple Choice

Who studies human behavior, culture, and beliefs?

• archeologists

• anthropologists

• dinosaurs

• professors

Early humans originated in Africa

Where did early humans originate

They crossed a land bridge from Asia

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How did early humans migrate?

Multiple Choice

How did early humans migrate to North America?

• They crossed the ocean in boats

• They traveled underground

• They swam

• They crossed a land bridge from Asia

Hunter-gatherers had not discovered farming yet, so they depended on the wild for food

Hunter-Gatherers

Multiple Choice

Why did hunter-gatherers depend on the wild for food?

• They had a special diet

• They had not yet discovered farming

• They were nomadic

• It requires less labor

​Push factors motivate people or forces them to leave their current area. This could be things like war, famine, lack of medical care, and no education.

​​Push Factors

​Pull factors attract a person to relocate to a certain area.
This could be things like job opportunities, food, and medical care.

Pull Factors

Also known as the Old Stone Age

People during this time created fire to keep warm, designed tools for hunting, and built semi-permanent shelters

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Paleolithic

Also known as the New Stone Age
People transitioned from nomadic to villages
Agriculture
Specialization and skilled workers

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Neolithic Revolution

BC, BCE, AD, CE

BC- Before Christ
AD- Anno Domini (which means in the year of the Lord)
BCE- Before common era
CE- Common Era

Humans modifiy their environment for;
The need for land
Need for water
Need for protection
Need for transportation

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Modifying our Environments

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way humans have modified their environment?

• building canals

• clearing land for farming

• fishing offshore

• construction for roads