Prehistory Flashcards
Where did the first modern humans (Homo Sapiens) appear?
East Africa roundabouts
When did the first the modern humans evolve?
300,000-200,000 years ago
What does the Latin word Homo mean?
Man or human
What was the first known human species to evolve a human like body plan?
Homo erectus
When is it believed agriculture developed?
12,000 years or 10,000 BCE
How many Neolithic founder crops are there?
8
Where was rice first cultivated?
9,000 years ago or 7,000 BCE
Where was rice first cultivated?
China
Where did the oldest known rice cultivation take place?
Yangtze River basin in China 9,000 years ago
What was the type of first cultivated rice?
Oryza sativa
Oldest domesticated animal?
Dogs/wolves
When were dogs domesticated?
15,000 years ago or 13,000 BCE
What is believed to be the second oldest domesticated animal?
Goat
Oldest city in
Catalhoyuk
What is believed to be the oldest town?
Jericho
When was Maize domesticated?
Around 9,000 years ago or 7,000 BCE in modern day Mexico
What is the oldest city in Anatolia?
Çatalhöyük (cha-tal-HOO-yuhk)
How long did mothers part of hunter-gatherer societies breastfeed their child for?
4-5 years
How long did children breastfeed in agricultural societies breastfeed?
18 months
How many children did agricultural families have?
About 5-7 on average
When did speech develop in humans?
70,000 years ago
When where llamas first domesticated?
6,000 years or around 4,000 BCE
What is the earliest known trace of controlled fire use?
Daughters of Jacob’s cave, Israel
What was the first state in America that humans migrated to?
Alaska
What is considered to be the ‘speech gene’?
Forkhead box protein P2
What is Forkhead box protein P2 commonly shortened to?
FOXP2
What word is the English word ‘language’ derived from and what was its meaning? (Latin)
Lingua meaning tongue (Latin)
What bone does the tongue attach to?
hyoid bone
When did Sumer begin to rise?
5,500 BCE
What is the world’s earliest known text?
The Kish Tablet
When does the Kish tablet date back to?
3,500 BCE
What is the oldest civilization in Peru?
The Norte Chico civilization
What is the proper name for the old stone age?
Paleolithic
How many cradles of civilization are there?
6
What is the Norte Chico civilization also known as?
Caral-supe civilization
Oldest civilization in Meso-America?
Olmec
When did the Olmec civilization appear?
1,600 BCE
