Revision CH: 3-4 Flashcards
Colonies
Countries or regions taken over and controlled by another state.
Catal Huyuk
Probably the world’s first city in the modern day Turkey.
Hunter-Gatherers
People who live by hunting animals and gathering food in the wild.
Cuneiform
A writing system in which lines were drawn as wedge shaped marks.
Agriculture
Farming and herding animals.
Fossils
Remains of plants or animals found in rocks.
Palaeontologist
A scientist who studies fossils.
Homo-ergaster
The first human-like species to appear in Africa.
Middens
Coastal refuse heals that contain evidence of the past.
Nomadic
Moving from place to place rather than living in one settled community.
Fertile Crescent
An area in the Middle East where The Natufians lived.
Flint
A stone that makes fire.
When did the Neanderthals die out?
The Neanderthals died out 30,000 years ago.
Civilisation like Sumer did not treat all people as equals, explain why?
This is because social classes developed which means that some people were rulers and some people were slaves and those groups don’t have the same right
When did the Neanderthals live?
They lived around 250,000 years ago
What was the change we call the `Neolithic Revolution‘
It was the end of the hunter gatherer times and was the start of people living in settle communities with agriculture. This then led the people to develop writing and laws.
Why did Aboriginal Australians not have tribal wars?
Because the Aboriginal people were only concerned about their tribal land which connected them to their ancestral stories. They weren’t interested in taking someone else’s land.
What is a primary source and a secondary source?
A primary source was created within the time period eg. Letters , Documents, etc. A secondary source is a reconstruction of the past by people living at a later time. Eg. Fossils
Summarise hat the theory of evolution days about how humans evolved, in your own words?
All humans originated from Africa when they evolved to ape-like creature and migrated to different continents.
What was the world’s first city called?
Catal Huyuk
What happened at the end of the last ice-age in the Fertile Crescent?
It had became warmer and wetter and glaciers melted. Then wild barley grew around this area.
What are Neanderthals?
Neanderthals were an early species of human, who were shorter and more strongly built than modern humans.
Why is it difficult to find an exact date for Aboriginal rock paintings of other artifacts, such as sacred ceremony sites?
The sites can be damaged due to bad weather and the site could be used by other groups.
What are 4 important things that the Sumerians invented?
The Sumerians invented boats, the wheel, sail and money.
