A reliable source of meat, milk, and wool resulted from the _______ of animals.

When humans first settled in farming villages, their ______________________ became more complex

The first civilizations developed in ______________.

_____ brought new civilizations in contact with one another.

archaeologists analyze animal remains on stone weapons to learn about prehistoric hunting.

C – 14 dating reveals the age of an object because living things gain radioactive carbon slowly over time.

Paleolithic men and women had to find and acquire food; therefore, it is likely that there was equality between them

Paleolithic peoples lived in small, nuclear family units of three to five people

Homo habilis became known as “handy human” because this early human may have used stone tools

Scientists believe that Homo sapiens first appeared between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago in _____?

The early people of Mexico and Central America are known as _____.

The first hominids to learn to make fires deliberately wer known as the _____.

The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant that humans

Anthropology is

_____ is a main characteristic of civilization.

_____ was invented by the the Sumerians.

Basic political units of Sumerian civilization

People in the Fertile Crescent adapted to their environments by;

Which of the following is the best way to describe Paleolithic peoples and their way of life?

Which of the following is a study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind?

The change that led to all other changes in the Neolithic Revolution was the

The use of metal tools marked the end of the Neolithic Age and a

The Neolithic Revolution was followed by the

Which of the following is the most complete definition of civilization

The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the ability to control flooding were the main factors that led to civilization in Mesopotamia.

The temple was the most important physical structure in a Sumerian city – state

Which of the following was an impact of geography on Mesopotamian culture?

The greatest new development made by Sumerians was cuneiform.

Which of the following means “ land between the rivers”?.

Greek prefix for “old”

Greek Suffix for “stone”

_____ created the system of Longitude and Latitude.

The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude

Lines of Latitude ate also called

The arc of rich soil between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf is called Fertile Crescent.

Sumerian writing system is called

Which of the following was the change from hunting and gathering to food producing for early humans?

An _____ is an object made by humans that sheds light on the past.

A massive, stepped tower;

All of these would be considered artifacts except

archaeologists study

The Stone Age was three periods including the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and ___________ period.

Most prehistoric people were nomadic meaning they built permanent houses to live in.

What is prehistory?

People who follow herds of animals and have no permanent homes are called ____________.

Where did early humans choose to settle?

Catalhoyuk is located in

What was the major change caused by the agricultural revolution?

What tools do archaeologists use to tell the age of once-living things?

What is an anthropologist?

Lucy, the skeleton found by Donald Johannson's team of anthropologists, is the earliest example of a humanlike being that is believed to-

The latest scientific research concludes that human origins are based in--

During the Ice Ages--

Rich soil full of nutrients.

Government established by divine authority

Belief in multiple gods

Scholars trained in how to write cuneiform

pictorial symbol for a word, phrase, or object

Cultural diffusion is the spread of culture across the world

Another word for a line of Longitude

The equator is 0 degrees latitude

Greek for middle

Greek for new