Chapter 1 Section 1

Question 1

Archeologist

Answer 1

Scientist who hunt for evidence buried in the ground. They dig up and study artifacts.

Question 2

Fossil

Answer 2

Trace of plants and animals that have been preserved in rock.

Question 3

Anthropologist

Answer 3

Focus on human society. They study how humans developed and how they related to one another.

Question 4

Nomad

Answer 4

People who regularly move from place to place. Normally following animals.

Question 5

Technology

Answer 5

Tools and message to help humans perform tasks.

Question 6

Domesticate

Answer 6

Team animals and plants for human use

Question 7

Specialization

Answer 7

Development of different kinds of jobs

Question 8

Revolution

Answer 8

Changes that greatly affect many areas of life.

Question 9

Jericho

Answer 9

One of the oldest communities is Jericho. Found in the west. Bank between what are now Israel and Jordan. The city dates back to 8000 BC.

Question 10

Catal Huyuk

Answer 10

A well known Neolithic community found in present-day Turkey. Was home to 6000 people between about 6700 BC and 5700 BC.

Question 11

What types of artifacts do archaeologist look for?

Answer 11

Archaeologists look for artifacts that will help them uncovered clues about early human life. They might look for weapons, tools, pottery, and other human made objects.

Question 12

How are fossils and artifacts different?

Answer 12

Fossils are plants or animals that were preserved in rock and artifacts are things made by humans that are buried underground such as tools and weapons.

Question 13

Why were Paleolithic people nomads?

Answer 13

Paleolithic people were nomads because they followed groups of animals so that they could get food to eat

Question 14

How did Paleo with Vic people adapt to their environment and use tools to help them survive?

Answer 14

Paleolithic people built different shelters depending on the climate and learned to tame fire

Question 15

How did spoken language help the Paleolithic people?

Answer 15

Language made it far easier for people to work together and to pass on knowledge.

Question 16

How did domesticating animals help the Neolithic people?

Answer 16

They could use the animals to provide meat, milk, and wool. Also, dogs provided them with protection and helped them hunt.

Question 17

Why was the ability to make a fire so important?

Answer 17

The ability to make a fire was important because it provided, scared away harmful animals, and cooked their food.

Question 18

How did the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages differ?

Answer 18

The Paleolithic people and Neolithic people are different because the Paleolithic people lived in small nomadic groups that hunted for food and Neolithic people lived in farming communities.

Question 19

How did The work of men change from the Paleolithic age to the Neolithic age?

Answer 19

Instead of just hunting, men herded, farmed, and protected the village.

Question 20

Compare the technology of the Paleolithic age with that of the Neolithic age.

Answer 20

The people in the cage begin making tools out of metal and bronze instead of soon they also had other farming tools.

Question 21

3000 BC

Answer 21

The Bronze Age

Question 22

6700-5700 BC

Answer 22

Catal Huyuk began.

Question 23

8000 BC

Answer 23

Jericho began.
Ice age ended.
Neolithic age began

Question 24

10,000 BC

Answer 24

Paleolithic times.

Question 25

Historian

Answer 25

People who study and write about the human past.