Introduction to Global History

Question 1

What is a primary source?

Answer 1

first hand account of an historical event

Question 2

Why do we study history?

Answer 2

to learn about/from past events, make sure we try not to repeat mistakes

Question 3

What is culture?

Answer 3

Everything that makes up a society

Question 4

What is cultural diffusion?

Answer 4

blending/sharing of ideas/products/religions between cultures

ie. spread of religions, spread of food, spread of products

Question 5

Why do historians study multiple accounts of history?

Answer 5

to gain different perspectives or points of view about the same event.

Question 6

What does a political map show us?

Answer 6

states, capital cities, boundaries

Question 7

What does a physical map show us?

Answer 7

landforms, rivers, deserts, mountains, etc.

Question 8

What do you need for absolute location?

Answer 8

latitude and longitude

Question 9

What is ethnocentrism?

Answer 9

when you feel your culture is superior to other cultures

Question 10

Where did the first humans originate?

Answer 10

Great Rift Valley, Africa

Question 11

Why did humans migrate out of Africa to Europe, Asia, the Americas, etc?

Answer 11

search for food

Question 12

What is the term for moving from place to place?

Answer 12

nomadic

Question 13

During which time period were humans nomadic?

Answer 13

Paleolithic

Question 14

How did humans get food during Paleolithic times?

Answer 14

Hunting and gathering

Question 15

What was the big turning point for humans during this time period?

Answer 15

Introduction of farming (Neolithic Revolution)

Question 16

Name five ways life changed after the Neolithic Revolution.

Answer 16

farming (agriculture), surplus of food, domestication of plant and animals, emergence of towns and cities, sedentary, government, social classes, job specialization, disease, war