Ch 2 Sec 1 Test Flashcards

1
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Historians call the time before there was writing

A

Prehistory

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2
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Early ancestor of humans

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Hominid

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3
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Is a relative who lived in the past

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Ancestor

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4
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Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task

A

Took

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5
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The first part of the Stone Age or the Old Stone Age

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Paleolithic Era

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6
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a community of people who share a common culture

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Society

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7
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People who hunt animals and gather wild plant seeds fruits and nuts to survive

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Hunter gatherers

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8
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What can ancient bones tell us about human ancestors

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They can teach us about human development in early human physical appearance

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9
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How was Homo erectus different from Homo habilis

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Unlike Homo habilis Houma erectus walk to completely upright and could control fire

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10
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How did tools improve during the old Stone Age

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People learn to use split to make tools in to attach wooden handles to the tools

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11
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To move to a new place

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Migrate

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12
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Ice ages

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The world began to experience long periods of freezing weather.

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13
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A strip of land connecting two continents

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Land bridge

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14
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The Middle Stone Age

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Mesolithic Era

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15
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How did the Ice Age influence human migration

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Allowed people across America is on

a land bridge

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16
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What were tow ways people adapted to new environments

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Used animal skins for clothing to keep warm. Built shelters. Developed new hunting tools, such as the bow and arrow or fishing spear.

17
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The New Stone Age

A

Neolithic Era

18
Q

Process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans

A

Domestication

19
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Farming

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Agriculture

20
Q

huge stones used as a monuments

A

Megaliths

21
Q

What was one effect of the switch to farming.

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People stopped moving around to find food. Populations grew with better control of food production. Towns developed in some areas

22
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How did farming contribute to the growth to towns

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Because people stayed in one place to control food production, town developed.

23
Q

Venus Figurines and Cave Art

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Paleolithic

24
Q

Domestication of Dogs and Canoes

A

Mesolithic

25
Q

Domestication of life stock ( cattle sheep goats pigs)

A

Neolithic