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Kevin's Cards about the Early People Flashcards

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What were Early Humans

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Were hunter-gatherers and cave dwellers

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From the beginning humans did what

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humans distinguished themselves as thinking, inventive beings

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What did the Early Humans use fire for

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

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Are people sure when people started migrating to U.S

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No

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When did animals cross the Beringia Bridge

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At about 38,000 B.C

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What was the Beringia Bridge

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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

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Why did animals migrate to Beringia from Asia

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In search of food

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why did the humans follow the animals to Beringia

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

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What was the process of the Beringia disappearance

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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

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History Definition

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The period of the past for which written records exist

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Nomadic Definition

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Wandering from place to place in search of food

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Prehistory Definition

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The period of time before human beings could write

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What is Lascaux

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A cave with prehistoric paintings

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Agricultural Revolution Definition

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

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Domestication Definition

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The practice of taming wild animals

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Slash-and-Burn Agriculture Definition

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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

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

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

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

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No they didn’t

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

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Permanent Homes

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What best describes Early Humans

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

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What best describes Early Humans Way of Life

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

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What tools did Early Humans make during the Stone Age

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

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Why did Early Humans migrate to new places

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They followed animal herds that moved as the seasons changed

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What do cave paintings provide clues about

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Cave paintings provide clues about prehistoric life

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What do the Lascaux cave paintings indicate

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

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What have historians concluded from studying the early cave paintings

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Early humans expressed themselves creatively

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Who were the first people known to produce food through agriculture

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Women in the Middle East

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Why is the development of agriculture called a revolution

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

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What were somethings people in Mesopotamia did in farming and herding

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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.

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What affected the movement to Mesopotamia

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

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What did Slash-and-Burn Agriculture help with

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

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How did the development of irrigation systems improve living conditions

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It gave people a surplus of food

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What happened once people had a surplus of food

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They began to divide up the labor and do other tasks

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What was the earliest known civilization

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Sumer

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Where did early humans seek shelter

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

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What is a hunter-gatherer

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

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Why is the era of early humans called the Stone Age

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

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

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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

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

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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

40
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Why was the use of fire an important discovery

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

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Why did early humans travel in bands, or groups

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

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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

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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

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What are the major physical features of Mesopotamia

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

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What climatic changes encouraged the development of agriculture in Mesopotamia

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

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How and when did farming develop in Mesopotamia

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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

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How and when did herding develop in Mesopotamia

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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

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What was the effect of the Ice Age ending

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Rising temperatures support agriculture

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

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People begin to farm the land

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What was the effect of people needing more fertile farmland

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People develop slash-and-burn agriculture

50
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What was the effect of people needing a steady supply of meat

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People learn to domesticate animals

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

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People settle in valleys along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

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

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Villages develop

53
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How do we define a civilization

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  • A food surplus
  • A division of labor
  • Cities

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