Section 1.2 and 1.3

Question 1

How did humans come from Siberia to Alaska some 25,000 years ago?

Answer 1

A land bridge

Question 2

What events ended the Stone Age?

Answer 2

Invention of agriculture and the creation of cities

Question 3

What were the 3 major achievements made by humans before the rise of agriculture?

Answer 3

1) development of complex speech
2) the greatest achievement was the spread of the human over much of the planet
3) the discovery of fire and animal skins for clothing allowed humans to live in colder climates

Question 4

Mesolithic-

Answer 4

Middle Stone Age, time when human tools improved as the ice age ended.

Question 5

What 2 factors led to the development of agriculture?

Answer 5

1) After the ice age ended, population exploded, causing humans to seek a more sustainable food source
2) big game animals retreated with the ice, causing humans to become less dependent on them

Question 6

Neolithic Revolution-

Answer 6

Succession of technological innovations that led to the development of agriculture