Origins of Civilizations Review

What are geologists able to tell archaeologists about fossils?

• the beliefs of early people

• how early people lived

• what they were used for

• how old they are

What does an archaeologist study?

• why people need certain foods to survive

• what happens if certain chemicals are combined

• the things that people in the past left behind

• how people act when they are together

What do human fossils contain?

• brains

• bones

• skin

• hair

Which describes one way that early hunter-gatherers got food?

• They used tools to hunt them.

• They grew seeds and nuts.

• They used chickens to lay eggs.

• They grew crops on farms.

What is a kind of technology used by early Stone Age humans?

• burial

• fire

• crops

• eggs

What happens during a revolution?

• Life changes some

• Life changes a little

• Life doesn't change at all

• Life changes completely.

What made the first villages possible?

• government

• armies

• warm clothing

• farming

Specialization includes people who

• are very good at one skill

• can solve almost any problem

• speak one language very well

• grow all their own food

What is a set of shared beliefs about the world- one of the features of a civilization.

• the arts

• government

• religion

• job specialization

Which technology had a major effect on early human development?

• the use of fire

• the use of a written language

• the building of large cities

• the gathering of plants