World History Chapter 1 Vocabulary

1. ___________ include earlier humans as well as earlier humanlike creatures.

2. Objects like tools, clothing, works of art, weapons, and toys discovered in ancient settlements are known as ________.

3. ________ is a set of beliefs, knowledge, and patterns of living that a group of people develop.

4. At some point, probably between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago, a new human species, known as ______ _______ appeared.

5. In caves located in Europe andSouthwest Asia, anthropologistshave found remains of early homosapiens called________________

Hominids

ArtifactsCulture

Homo Sapiens

Neanderthals

World History Chapter 1 Vocabulary

6. Earlier people had been, __________ wandering from place to place in search of food.

7. Earlier people began to develop____________ or the raising of food.8. They practiced__________________ or the taming of animals such

as cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.9. In prehistoric times people were _______ - ________.10. A _____________ is a complex culture that has at least three

characteristics.11. Farmers developed the first systems of __________ made up of

ditches and canals to move water from rivers to their fields.12. People began to specialize in other kinds of work, besides farming,

this became known as ________ ___ ______.13. Soon a class of skilled workers, called _______ developed.14. The spread of ideas and other aspects of culture from one area to

another is called ________ _________.

nomads

agriculturedomestication

hunters gathererscivilization

irrigation

division of laborartisans

cultural diffusion

World HistoryChapter 1 section 1

Prehistoric PeoplePrehistoric PeriodsI. Ice Age

A. Periods of _____________________.1. Each cold period lasted_____________________.2. A large part of Earth was covered with _____.

B. Falling sea levels helped create______________________.1. Humans and animals__________over land bridges.

extremely cold weather20,000 to 140,000 years

ice

land bridges (Bering Strait)migrated

World History Chapter 1 section 1

II Old Stone AgeA. Neanderthals wore ______________

for clothing.B. They used fire for __________________.C. Cro-Magnons made better_________________ for hunting.

III. Middle Stone Age A. Humans used bones and antlers to make___________________

IV. New Stone AgeA. Improved technology

1. Peopled sharpened tools by______________________.2. They made tools from ___________________________.

B. They domesticated, or ____________animals.C. They developed _______________ to raise food.

animal skins

Mesolithic Age

warmth and cookingtools and weapons

bows,arrows,hooks,spears

Neolithic Age

polishing and grindingstone and wood

tamed

agriculture

World History Chapter 1 section 1

Post-Reading Quick CheckNeolithic Agricultural Revolution____________________________

________________________________________________________________________.

Shift from food gathering to food producing allowing people to stay in one place, creating communities, and cities

World History Chapter 1 section 2

Post-Reading Quick CheckCharacteristics of a Civilization1.___________________________________________________2.___________________________________________________3.___________________________________________________4.___________________________________________________

Produce a surplus of foodLarge towns or cities with some form of governmentPeople perform different jobs- division of laborForm of writing