Ancient Civilisations 1

How long ago means áncient'?

• Yesterday

• Decades ago

• Hundreds of years ago

• Thousands of years ago

What did hunter gatherers do?

• Hunted animals and gathered fruit from bushes and trees.

• Ate other people

• Hunted only cows

• Hunted wild bears

What are archeologists?

• Scientists who look at the past to learn about the future

• Scientists who dig up bodies

• Scientists who learn about humans by looking at things from the past

• Scientists who study dinosaur bones

What did people do when they created agriculture?

• Farmed animals

• Farmed and stored food

• Saved food to sell to people

• Put food in warehouse

After agriculture, people...

• moved around more

• stayed in one place

Why did trade start?

• People had excess food so gave it away for free.

• People made money and wanted more things.

• People started to steal from each other.

• People became more specialized in one skill. They then traded the things they made for food.

What were the first forms of writing called?

• Pictograms

• Memes

• Anime

• Pictopieces

Which one of the following IS part of a civilisation?

• Keeping animals as pets.

• Trade

• Prisons

• Schools

Which one of the following is NOT part of a civilisation?

• Agriculture

• Written language

• Houses

• Shared values