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WorksheetsEarly Human Civilizations - Vocabulary
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
Artifact
to supply water to an area of land
a period of time that is different from others
half of a sphere
An object created by humans from a past culture.
What is domestication?
a monkey call used by early humans
teaching young people to read and write
to cook by fire
to raise and tend to animals and/or plants so they're useful to humans
Which of these are megafauna?
apes such as chimpanzees
large animals of a particular region, such as woolly mammoth and saber-toothed cats
Homo Sapiens
early hominins
What is culture?
they were able to run long distances
they built complex cities
a group's way of life, including types of food, shelter, clothing, ideas, etc.
they lived during the Paleolithic Age
What is a primary source?
a climate map of the ancient world created by a modern scientist
an artifact or piece of writing that was created after an event by someone who did not see it or lived through a historical event
an autobiography of someone (writing about themselves)
a novel describing events in the life of an imaginary early human
An Anthropologist is a scientist that...
studies plants and animals
studies the cultural development of humans
studies past human life by analyzing fossils and artifacts
moves from place to place
Agriculture is
a watering system to help plants grow
an artifact that helps plants grow
the practice of growing plants and rearing animals for food
searching for berries and meat for food
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A piece of land where nothing would grow
Homo Sapiens chose not to settle here because of the soil
Soil that was found in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Refers to areas of fertile soil near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, also known as the first civilization
What is a secondary source?
an artifact or writing created after an event by someone who did not see it or live during the time it occurred
a climate map of the ancient world created by a scientist of that period
an artifact or piece of writing that was created after an event by someone who saw the event happen
an autobiography written to tell about someone's life
What does fertile mean?
The land between two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates
encourages growth of crops and plants because of the rich minerals found in the soil
the practice of growing plants and rearing animals
the remains of organisms found in soil
A drought is
A long period of rain where the soil was very wet
The practice of growing plants in fertile soil
a fertile place with water in a desert
a long period of dry, hot weather with no rain to speak of
What is an archaeologist?
studies plants and animals
studies the cultural development of humans
studies past human life by analyzing fossils and artifacts
moves from place to place
A fossil is?
a piece of pottery from a long time ago
an arrow head used many years ago
the primate species to which modern humans belonged
the remains of organisms that lived long ago
Migration
the movement of animals to another place
animals moved across the Bering Straits to new land
the movement from one place to another
to seek residency in a new state
What is an Oasis?
a fertile place with water in a desert
a place in the desert where plants cannot grow
a place in the desert that is nothing but sand and dirt
a dry place with hot weather and no rain
The _______ trapped so much water as ice that the sea level was nearly 400 feet lower than it is today.
Beringia
Ice Age
The Paleolithic Age
The Neolithic Age
