Era 2: Early Humans

Question 1

What does ‘Agrarian’ mean?

Answer 1

Devoted to farming, agricultural.

Question 2

What is ‘Agriculture’?

Answer 2

Raising crops, livestock.

Question 3

What is an ‘Artifact’?

Answer 3

Made by humans.

Question 4

What does ‘Authority’ refer to?

Answer 4

Power to give orders, decisions, obedience.

Question 5

What are ‘Claimtesters’?

Answer 5

Strategies to determine whether stories should be trusted.

Question 6

What is ‘Climate’?

Answer 6

Weather conditions over years.

Question 7

What does ‘Cognitive’ mean?

Answer 7

Use of the mind, knowledge, and processing thought.

Question 8

What is ‘Continuity’?

Answer 8

Constant over time.

Question 9

What does it mean to ‘Domesticate’?

Answer 9

To tame an animal, to keep.

Question 10

What is a ‘Forager’?

Answer 10

Searches for food or supplies.

Question 11

What does ‘Hierarchy’ mean?

Answer 11

Rank or level of authority.

Question 12

What is ‘Migration’?

Answer 12

Moving from one region to another.

Question 13

What does ‘Neolithic’ refer to?

Answer 13

Humans living from 10,000 BCE to 3,500 BCE.

Question 14

What is ‘Paleolithic’?

Answer 14

People living from 2 million BCE to 10,000 BCE.

Question 15

What is a ‘Pastoralist’?

Answer 15

Sheep or cattle farmer.

Question 16

What does ‘Sedentism’ mean?

Answer 16

Practice of living in one place for a long period of time.