Prehistory/Beginnings of Civilization

What was the time period before a written language was created?

• History

• Climate

• Prehistory

• Environment

Who were the earliest humans?

• Hunter-gatherers

• Farmers
• Cobblers
• Bakers

When scientists study prehistoric people, what do they study?

• Diaries

• Map

• Artifacts

• Stone Tablets

If a person travels from place to place, without a permanent home, what are they?

• Domesticated
• Landform
• Archaeologist
• Nomad

____________________ was how early people controlled the flow of water to be sure that the crops they planted had enough to grow until they were harvested.

• Climate
• Environment
• Irrigation
• Community

What is technology?

• Any invention that makes you wealthy
• Any invention that makes life easier
• Any invention that does not improve life
• Any invention that makes life harder

What word means taming plants and animals to make them useful for humans?

• Irrigate
• Landform
• Domestication
• Geography

Why did hunter-gatherers migrate?

• To make better tools
• To explore the river valleys
• To find food
• To find better shelter

Where did early humans choose to settle?

• Near the coastline
• Near mountains
• Near rivers
• Near the deserts

What effect of the Neolithic Revolution allowed early humans to make permanent settlements and begin developing civilizations?

• Religion
• Food surplus
• Government
• Division of labor