World History Chapter one (and two :P)

Question 1

Prehistory

Answer 1

Before written documents were invented

Question 2

Anthropologists

Answer 2

Study cultural importants of human artifacts

Question 3

Where did the first humans live

Answer 3

Europe, Australia, and little bits of Africa

Question 4

Hominids

Answer 4

Name given to the first human like creatures

Question 5

First Hominids lived where and when

Answer 5

Africa, 4 mil years ago

Question 6

Famous Types of early hominids

Answer 6

Homo Habilis (4 mil years ago)
(Able Man)

Homo Erectus (1.5 Mil years ago)
("Upright Man")

Homo Sapiens ( 40 mil years ago)
“Wise man”
(Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens lived in present day Europe and Turkey)
- Might be earliest people to bury their dead

Homo Sapiens Sapiens
“ W i s e w i s e m a n”
-Closest relative to today’s humans

Question 7

When did the first humans live?

Answer 7

During the Paleolithic Eria or the old stone age (2,500,000 years ago)

Question 8

What was the Great Migration and how long did it take?

Answer 8

The Great Migration was a time when humans began to explore other continents via land bridges to find food, water, and other essential resources. It took approximately 1 million Years

Question 9

When did the first human like creatures appear?

Answer 9

6-7 mil years ago.

Question 10

When did humans start walking upright?

Answer 10

6 million years ago

Question 11

WHen was technology discovered?

Answer 11

2.6 million years ago with the invention of simple tools.

Question 12

When did we discover fire?

Answer 12

800k years ago. (It was pretty

L I T )

Question 13

When did we get more smarter

Answer 13

200k years ago

Question 14

Why was art important?

Answer 14

It was used as a means of communication as well as a way of telling stories and myths. Art was also used as a kind of ritual to ensure a good hunt

Question 15

How did the Ice Age affect humans?

Answer 15

The Ice Age pushed humans toward warmer regions. Since sea levels dropped, land bridges were revealed as to allow passage to other continents that would be otherwise unreachable

Question 16

What was Systematic Agriculture and how did it change the way humans lived?

Answer 16

Systematic Ag allowed people to grow their own foods and remain in one place, or to develop more SEDENTARY lifestyles

Question 17

What was the NEolithic Evolution?

Answer 17

Based on Agriculture and eliminated the nomadic lifestyle

Question 18

When did farmers begin planting staple crops?

Answer 18

9k years ago (Staple crops were crops that many people could rely on for food)

Question 19

What was plant domestication?

Answer 19

Every harvest farmers picked seeds from the strongest plants and used those to plant for the next year. Over many many harvests, plants became better tasting and more DOMESTICATED

Question 20

What was animal Domestication?

Answer 20

When people started taming wild animals such as doggos, big ol puppers, and other wild animals

Question 21

What were irrigation systems

Answer 21

A new farming technique that allowed large quantities of water to flow through the crops and water them

Question 22

What was surplus?

Answer 22

Leftover crops

Question 23

Division of Labor

Answer 23

Formed when people had more time to work on projects besides farming

Question 24

Artisions

Answer 24

Workers who specialized in a certain job

Question 25

Bronze

Answer 25

Copper+Tin

Question 26

Wheel

Answer 26

A revolutionary invention that changed everything

Question 27

Trading

Answer 27

People trading goods allowed new technology and materials to be introduced (Bartered goods were ones that didn’t have to be traded for money)

Question 28

Villages Tribes and Clans were most likely led by….

Answer 28

Monarchs lead many cities and groups through laws

Question 29

WHat was a Monarchs “Divine Right”?

Answer 29

The Right to rule granted by their deity (Or god)

Question 30

When did humans begin holding bariels for the dead and making tools to catch prey faster than us

Answer 30

100k years ago Spedy nmls

Question 31

When did humans start to make written documents through with pictures and symbols

Answer 31

77k years ago

Question 32

When did humans migrate to Europe to build homes

Answer 32

40k years ago

Question 33

When were the first musical instruments invented

Answer 33

35k years ago with the invention of the 3 holed flute for entertainment

Question 34

When did humans start to sew fitting clothes

Answer 34

30k years ago

Question 35

When did we start domesticating big ol woofers and other animals

Answer 35

9k years ago (The most important event in human history)

Question 36

When were the first l e g i t documents written in symbols

Answer 36

8k years ago

Question 37

When did the human population double in size from 3 bill to 6 bill

Answer 37

55-15 years ago

Question 38

When and where did the first civilizations begin?

Answer 38

Mesopotamia, Egypt, The Indius Valley, China, Central Americas in 4500 BC

Question 39

What was needed for a civilization to begin

Answer 39

Workers, Art, Writing, Government

Question 40

What is oral tradition

Answer 40

TO pass down information from generation to generation through speech rather than writing records

Question 41

What was the social pyramid /\/\/\/\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//

Answer 41

The social Pyramid was like the class system in india where the higher position you were, the higher you were on the pyramid. 1=lowest to 10= highest

1. Slaves
2. Farmers
3. Traders
4. government/military
5. Priests
6. Kings/Queens

Question 42

When was the Neolithic Era?

Answer 42

8K BCE-4KBCE