Chapter 1 highlights Flashcards
Evidence of the Past & The Neolithic Revolution & Civilization Begins
Archaeologists are scientists who study?
Archaeologists are scientists who study artifacts left behind by humans and human ancestors.
Paleontologists study fossils, which are?
Paleontologists study fossils, which are remains of living organisms preserved in the earth.
What do Anthropologists study?
Anthropologists study human cultures, both old and new.
According to archaeological evidence, Homo sapiens, the first modern humans, appeared around?
According to archaeological evidence, Homo sapiens, the first modern humans, appeared around 200,000 B.C.
Where did the population of early humans known as Cro-Magnons live?
Who was the clan made out of?
A population of early humans known as Cro-Magnons lived in modern-day France, where they lived in clans of extended family members.
The first humans lived as?
The first humans lived as hunter-gatherers
Hunter gathers are?
Where people hunted or gathered for food
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
The Neolithic Revolution, sometimes called the agricultural revolution, occurred at various times in different places as people first learned how to cultivate crops and turned from hunter- gatherers to farmers.
The Neolithic Revolution brought changes to almost every aspect of human life as?
cities emerged and the first civilizations developed.
How did farming effect humans?
They created new tools. Farming also increased the need for people to work together.
After domesticating animals what new job did people do?
After domesticating animals, some people became pastoral, tending flocks of goats or sheep.
Farming success led to surpluses that could be exchanged for other products or services, and this led to the?
The division of labor, as people could specialized in non-agricultural jobs.
In the Fertile Crescent, plentiful harvests gave rise to the?
In the Fertile Crescent, plentiful harvests gave rise to the first cities, containing diversified workers.
What are the Characteristics of a civilization?
Social organization, commerce, government, division of labor, and record-keeping.
Did the Sumerian civilization believe in monotheism or polytheism?
Polytheism
