Kevin's Cards about the Early People

Question 1

What were Early Humans

Answer 1

Were hunter-gatherers and cave dwellers

Question 2

From the beginning humans did what

Answer 2

humans distinguished themselves as thinking, inventive beings

Question 3

What did the Early Humans use fire for

Answer 3

They used fire to cook food, warm themselves, and frighten animals away

Question 4

Are people sure when people started migrating to U.S

Answer 4

No

Question 5

When did animals cross the Beringia Bridge

Answer 5

At about 38,000 B.C

Question 6

What was the Beringia Bridge

Answer 6

The piece of land that connected Russia and Alaska (U.S) and allowed Early humans to travel to the U.S. This piece of land reappears from time to time and is covered by the Bering Strait

Question 7

Why did animals migrate to Beringia from Asia

Answer 7

In search of food

Question 8

why did the humans follow the animals to Beringia

Answer 8

Since the people depended on the animals for food, clothing, and tools

Question 9

What was the process of the Beringia disappearance

Answer 9

Over time, Beringia became crowded. There were more people and fewer animals. The animals moved on to North America, and the people followed. Eventually, the ice melted, the seas rose, and the Beringia land bridge disappeared under the water. The people and animals remained in North America

Question 10

History Definition

Answer 10

The period of the past for which written records exist

Question 11

Nomadic Definition

Answer 11

Wandering from place to place in search of food

Question 12

Prehistory Definition

Answer 12

The period of time before human beings could write

Question 13

What is Lascaux

Answer 13

A cave with prehistoric paintings

Question 14

Agricultural Revolution Definition

Answer 14

The giant step forward that humans took when they deliberately planted seeds to grow crops

Question 15

Domestication Definition

Answer 15

The practice of taming wild animals

Question 16

Slash-and-Burn Agriculture Definition

Answer 16

A method of preparing land for farming by slashing the bark of trees to kill them, and then burning the brush and scattering the ashes

Question 17

How long do Scientists and Historians believe is the span of time between prehistory and the development of agriculture

Answer 17

Scientists and historians believe that the time from prehistory to the development of agriculture spans more than two million years

Question 18

In Historic and Prehistoric times did discovers and innovations develop at a steady pace

Answer 18

No they didn’t

Question 19

Which shelter was impossible for early humans to have given their way of life

Answer 19

Permanent Homes

Question 20

What best describes Early Humans

Answer 20

Early humans were nomadic, for the most part. Early humans lived in caves, rock shelters in cliffs, and in tents. Early humans mastered fire.

Question 21

What best describes Early Humans Way of Life

Answer 21

Hunter-gatherers ate berries and nuts as part of their diet. Early humans fashioned clothes out of animal skins and other products.

Question 22

What tools did Early Humans make during the Stone Age

Answer 22

During the Stone Age, people invented tools such as daggers, spear points, and hand axes, and made them mostly out of stone

Question 23

Why did Early Humans migrate to new places

Answer 23

They followed animal herds that moved as the seasons changed

Question 24

What do cave paintings provide clues about

Answer 24

Cave paintings provide clues about prehistoric life

Question 25

What do the Lascaux cave paintings indicate

Answer 25

The Lascaux cave paintings seem to indicate that there was an abundance of large game animals during prehistoric times

Question 26

What have historians concluded from studying the early cave paintings

Answer 26

Early humans expressed themselves creatively

Question 27

Who were the first people known to produce food through agriculture

Answer 27

Women in the Middle East

Question 28

Why is the development of agriculture called a revolution

Answer 28

It was a dramatic change because it gave people some control over their environment

Question 29

What were somethings people in Mesopotamia did in farming and herding

Answer 29

Herding was important in the grasslands where the tough grass roots made farming difficult. Farmers and herders helped each other by trading goods. Early farmers invented a simple spade and hoe to make their work easier.

Question 30

What affected the movement to Mesopotamia

Answer 30

The warming of the climate at the end of the Ice Age

Question 31

What did Slash-and-Burn Agriculture help with

Answer 31

Slash-and-burn agriculture helped keep the soil fertile for early farmers

Question 32

How did the development of irrigation systems improve living conditions

Answer 32

It gave people a surplus of food

Question 33

What happened once people had a surplus of food

Answer 33

They began to divide up the labor and do other tasks

Question 34

What was the earliest known civilization

Answer 34

Sumer

Question 35

Where did early humans seek shelter

Answer 35

Early human beings lived in caves, rock shelters in cliffs, and tents

Question 36

What is a hunter-gatherer

Answer 36

A hunter-gatherer is a person who hunts animals and forages for berries, fruits, seeds, roots, and nuts

Question 37

Why is the era of early humans called the Stone Age

Answer 37

The period was called the Stone Age because humans made tools out of stone

Question 38

Name at least three ways that people of the Stone Age used their environment

Answer 38

People of the Stone Age used the environment by gathering available food (berries, fruits, and nuts), finding water, sheltering in caves and cliffs, and by following the animals they hunted as the animals migrated from place to place

Question 39

Name at least three ways that early humans adapted to their environment

Answer 39

Early humans adapted to their environment by making and improving weapons, by learning to make fire on their own and use it to cook and for protection, by building shelters, and by wearing clothing

Question 40

Why was the use of fire an important discovery

Answer 40

The use of fire was an important discovery because it provided people with protection and it helped them prepare food and stay warm

Question 41

Why did early humans travel in bands, or groups

Answer 41

Groups of about 30 people could hunt large animals and search for food as they followed the herds and seasons

Question 42

What happened during the last ice age that allowed people to migrate, or move, to new places in search of food? Why wouldn't you be able to follow their routes today

Answer 42

Water froze, the oceans shrank, and parts of the seabed were uncovered, so people could walk between land areas where there are seas today. They traveled from Asia to North America over land that is now under the waters of the Bering Strait

Question 43

What are the major physical features of Mesopotamia

Answer 43

It is located between the land that encompassed the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It has mountains, hills, and fertile plains

Question 44

What climatic changes encouraged the development of agriculture in Mesopotamia

Answer 44

With the melting of the glacial ice sheets, lands that had been cool and arid became warm and moist. Thick forests and grasslands grew

Question 45

How and when did farming develop in Mesopotamia

Answer 45

Before 6500 B.C., women figured out how to save seeds from grains and sow them for the next harvest. They discovered they could plant seeds in fields where grains did not already grow

Question 46

How and when did herding develop in Mesopotamia

Answer 46

By 4000 B.C., men began taming wild animals and keeping them in herds. They found that the herds could graze on lands that were not good for farming. Herd animals also provided milk for their children, meat for their families, and sheep’s woolly skins for clothing. Herders moved to the hills in summer and to the low grasslands in winter to find food and water for their animals

Question 47

What was the effect of the Ice Age ending

Answer 47

Rising temperatures support agriculture

Question 48

What was the effect of people discovering that they can grow food by scattering seeds

Answer 48

People begin to farm the land

Question 49

What was the effect of people needing more fertile farmland

Answer 49

People develop slash-and-burn agriculture

Question 50

What was the effect of people needing a steady supply of meat

Answer 50

People learn to domesticate animals

Question 51

What was the effect of farmers and herders moving from northern Mesopotamia

Answer 51

People settle in valleys along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Question 52

What was the effect of the Agricultural revolution and domestication of animals giving people a steady food supply

Answer 52

Villages develop

Question 53

How do we define a civilization

Answer 53

* A food surplus * A division of labor * Cities