Humanities Chapter 3&4 Revision

Question 1

What is the definition of colonies?

Answer 1

Countries or regions taken over and controlled by another state.

Question 2

Catal Huyuk

Answer 2

Probably the world’s first city in modern day Turkey.

Question 3

Hunter-gatherers

Answer 3

People who live by hunting animals and gathering food in the wild.

Question 4

Cuneiform

Answer 4

A writing system in which lines were drawn as wedge-shaped marks.

Question 5

Agriculture

Answer 5

Farming and herding animals.

Question 6

Fossils

Answer 6

Remains of plants or animals found in rocks.

Question 7

Palaeontologist

Answer 7

A scientist who studies fossils.

Question 8

Homo-ergaster

Answer 8

The first human-like species to appear in Africa.

Question 9

Middens

Answer 9

Coastal refuse heaps.

Question 10

Fertile Crescent

Answer 10

the area now roughly covered by
Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, south-east Turkey and Iraq

Question 11

Flint

Answer 11

Is a stone which can create fire.

Question 12

What is the meaning of the word nomadic?

Answer 12

Moving constantly from place to place.

Question 13

Q14-

Answer 13

This is because social classes developed which meant that some people were rulers and that some people were workers or slaves and those two groups did not have the same rights.