Ch. 1 Vocab Quiz

These are humans and other creatures that walk upright?

• People
• Hominids
• Animals
• Birds

This is the species name for modern humans?

• Homo Erectus
• Homo Habilis
• Homo Sapiens
• Cro-Magnon

During the Neolithic Age man changed from hunting and gathering to ....

• Nomads
• Hunting and Gathering
• Agriculture
• Artisans

What was the most important complex institution in cities that everything was based off of?

• Religion
• Government
• School
• Homes

This is the taming of animals?

• Training
• Domestication
• Education
• Schooling

What time period does Neolithic refer to?

• The Old Stone Age
• The Mr.P Age
• The Middle Age
• The New Stone Age

What is an irrigation system used for?

• artificially distributing water to land, crops, or landscapes to ensure they receive adequate moisture for growth
• bringing drinking water to cities
• transportation route on water
• put out fires

What is the development of skills in a specific kind of work?

• Writing
• Specialization
• Farming
• Civilization

A grouping of people with similar levels of wealth, power, and prestige is known as what?

• Family
• Social Classes
• Caste System
• Society

What is technology?

• Smartphones and watches
• Computers
• Inventors doing their thing
• Creation of new objects or ideas to make life easier