Chapter 1: The Peopling of the World Review

What is an artifact?

• A member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.
• A human-made object, such as a tool, weapon or piece of jewelry.
• The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming – that is, by people’s shift from food gathering to food production.
• A long-lasting pattern of organization in a community.

What is culture?

• A member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.
• The development of skills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.
• The taming of animals for human use.
• A people’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts and ideas.

A hunter-gatherer is ....

• A member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods
• A period in human history, beginning around 3000 BC in some areas, which people began using bronze to make tools and weapons.
• A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology.
• The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools and inventions to meet their needs.

The best way to describe technology is ....

• A long-lasting pattern of organization in a community.
• A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology.
• The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools and inventions to meet their needs.
• 1.  The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming – that is, by people’s shift from food gathering to food production.

Which best describes the Neolithic Revolution?

• The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming – that is, by people’s shift from food gathering to food production.
• A period in human history, beginning around 3000 BC in some areas, which people began using bronze to make tools and weapons.
• A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology.
• The development of skills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.

What is domestication?

• The taming of animals for human use.
• A human-made object, such as a tool, weapon or piece of jewelry.
• A long-lasting pattern of organization in a community.
• The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools and inventions to meet their needs.

What is a civilization?

• A period in human history, beginning around 3000 BC in some areas, which people began using bronze to make tools and weapons.
• A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology.
• The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools and inventions to meet their needs.
• 1.  The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming – that is, by people’s shift from food gathering to food production.

Specialization is ....

• The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools and inventions to meet their needs.
• A people’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts and ideas.
• The development of skills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.
• The taming of animals for human use.

Which best describes an institution?

• A member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.
• A people’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts and ideas.
• A period in human history, beginning around 3000 BC in some areas, which people began using bronze to make tools and weapons.
• A long-lasting pattern of organization in a community.

The Bronze Age is ....

• A period in human history, beginning around 3000 BC in some areas, which people began using bronze to make tools and weapons.
• A member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.
• The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming – that is, by people’s shift from food gathering to food production.
• A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology.