7th grade - Topic 1 (Williams)

The study of where human come from and how we behave?

• Biology

• Archeology

• Anthropology
• Economics

• Making tools from stone gave humans their first technology to help them survive.

• Lasted from 2.5 million years ago until 10,000 years ago.

• Neolithic Age
• Mesolithic Age
• Paleolithic Age
• Iron Age

1. System of planting seeds in order to cultivate a food harvest.

• Hydroponics
• Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Sowing

Chinese farmers most common food planted?

• Rice
• Wheat
• Corn
• Soybeans

Changing from hunter/gatherers to farming created what danger for early humans?

• Increased risk of disease due to close proximity with animals
• Decreased physical activity
• Increased dependence on a single food source
• Decreased social interaction

What benefits did permanent settlements give to humans?

• Ability to move frequently
• Increased risk of disease
• Increased food production and population growth
• Decreased social interaction

Early humans made their homes out of?

• Plastic
• Metal
• Glass
• Hut made of stones and wood or mud dried bricks.

What animals were domesticated for their fur or coats by stone age humans?

• Sheep

• Dogs
• Rabbits
• Elephants

Which of these jobs were developed by early humans as a result of specialization?

• Kings

• Potters

• Hunter-Gatherer
• Social Media Manager

Which city is believed to be one of the earliest human civilizations?

• Constantinople

• Babylon

• Tokyo
• Uruk