history chapter 1 Flashcards
what is the name of the region where the first settlements were located
the fertile crescent
around what year did the first settlements appear in the fertile crescent
around 10000 BCE
how did housing structures evolve in early settlement?What was the advantage of the later design?
they evolved from round house to rectangular ones, which were easier to divide and enlarge y adding rooms
How did population sizes vary in early settlements according to the next?
They ranged from a few hundred to several thousand inhabitants
what are the six main aspects of society
social,political,economical,cultural,territorial, scientific
what two major periods make up prehistory
The paleolithic period and the neolithic period
what period are we in
the late modern
what year did the Neolithic period begin
10000 BCE
what period were people nomadic
Paleolithic period
what major development characterised the beginning of the neolithic period
the start of the sedentary societies
what are the activities the inhabitants would do to survive hunt,
hunting,fishing,foraging
what are the characteristics of the first human
stood upright,walked on two legs,had larger brains and made tools
how was the climate at the beginning of the paleolithic period
hostile
around what time are homo sapiens thought to have arrived in Africa
around 300 000 BCE
how big were the groups they lived in
they lived in small groups
How did the paleolithic people feed themselves (forms of subsidence).
-hunting, fishing, foraging
In the Paleolithic period what types of dwellings did they live in?? What kinds? What were they built with?
- temporary
-tents and huts
-materials they found in the environment (leaves, stones, wood, animal hides)
what type of tools did they use? What were thew tools made of
-spear,rock to work on animal pelts
-wood, stone, bone
the paleolithic period were from ____ to ____
paleolithic period was from -300 000 to -10 000
how was the climate at the end of the paleolithic period
milder
___________ and________ had a major impact on early humans
climate change and abundance of food
what were the consequences of prehistoric climate change
temperature,waterways,vegetation,animals
livestock were
_ a source of meat and milk
- a source of wool and leather
in the neolithical period what did humans start making tools out of
polished stone
