World History Chapter 1 Vocabulary

1. Hominids World History Chapter 1 Vocabulary Artifacts Culture Homo Sapiens ___________ include earlier humans as well as earlier humanlike creatures. Objects like tools, clothing, works of art, weapons, and toys discovered in ancient settlements are known as ________. ________ is a set of beliefs, knowledge, and patterns of living that a group of people develop. At some point, probably between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago, a new human species, known as ______ _______ appeared. In caves located in Europe and Southwest Asia, anthropologists have found remains of early homo sapiens called________________ Neanderthals

2. World History Chapter 1 Vocabulary nomads • Earlier people had been, __________ wandering from place to place in search of food. • Earlier people began to develop____________ or the raising of food. • They practiced__________________ or the taming of animals such as cattle, goats, sheep and pigs. • In prehistoric times people were _______ - ________. • A _____________ is a complex culture that has at least three characteristics. • Farmers developed the first systems of __________ made up of ditches and canals to move water from rivers to their fields. • People began to specialize in other kinds of work, besides farming, this became known as ________ ___ ______. • Soon a class of skilled workers, called _______ developed. • The spread of ideas and other aspects of culture from one area to another is called ________ _________. agriculture domestication hunters gatherers civilization irrigation division of labor artisans cultural diffusion

3. World HistoryChapter 1 section 1 Prehistoric People Prehistoric Periods • 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 weather 20,000 to 140,000 years ice land bridges (Bering Strait) migrated

4. World History Chapter 1 section 1 II Old Stone Age A. Neanderthals wore ______________ for clothing. B. They used fire for __________________. C. Cro-Magnons made better_________________ for hunting. Middle Stone Age A. Humans used bones and antlers to make___________________ New Stone Age A. 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 warmth and cooking tools and weapons Mesolithic Age bows,arrows,hooks,spears Neolithic Age polishing and grinding stone and wood tamed agriculture

5. World History Chapter 1 section 1 Post-Reading Quick Check Neolithic Agricultural Revolution____________________________ __________________________________________________ ______________________. Shift from food gathering to food producing allowing people to stay in one place, creating communities, and cities

6. World History Chapter 1 section 2 Post-Reading Quick Check Characteristics of a Civilization 1.___________________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________ 4.___________________________________________________ Produce a surplus of food Large towns or cities with some form of government People perform different jobs- division of labor Form of writing