Unit 1 Prehistory-Ancient Civ

First settlements were generally located

• next to big cities

• near mountains

• near a river

• inside a forest

What did early people use to stay warm during the Ice Age?

• fire

• artifacts

• Meat

• Land Bridges

Which continent were the earliest humans originally from?

• Africa
• Australia
• North America
• South America

Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed?

• Gender divisions became more blurred since everyone took part in agriculture.

• Agricultural societies were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been.

• People could now spend time doing activities other than food production.

• People now had to spend all of their time producing food.

The time before writing is known as 

• Ancient
• Neolithic Era
• Common Era 
• Prehistory

The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-

• masteredfire.
• developed agriculture.
• migrated fromAfrica.
• organized governments

An object made and used by people of the past

• Midden
• Radiocarbon dating
• Artifact
• Site

Complex society with cities, organized government and a system of writing.

• cuneiform
• civilization
• technology
• city-state

What do we call the taming of animals for personal use?

• domestication
• domination
• animalization 
• petting zoo

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Nile Rivers

• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers