| Question |
Answer |
| 1. What is the difference between history and prehistory? |
History- written/recorded events of people.
Prehistory-The time before history or written/recorded events. |
| 2. How can we learn about human ancestors who lived before written history? |
By looking at the area they lived in and the tools they used. |
| 3. How did early humans find food during the Old Stone Age? |
By hunting or gathering food. |
| 4. List 4 characteristics of the Old Stone Age. |
1. no written language
2.artisans
3.They learned how to use/make fire
4.Made weapons and tools from stone, animal bones or wood. |
| 5. What major advancement did the people of the New Stone Age make concerning obtaining food? |
Early Farming |
| 6. What did scientists study to learn about the Ice Man's life? |
Where he was found and what tools and artifacts were around him. |
| 7. Geography helps to shape the events of history. How did geography play a role of the development of Ancient Egypt Civilization? |
The Nile River. Almost all civilizations are located near a big body of water. |
| 8. The development of farming caused a surplus of food. As a result of this surplus, major changes occurred that that help the civilizations grow. List at least four changes that took place. |
People who had a surplus of food could have a steady supply of food year round, they no longer needed to travel from place to place, growth of population,and surplus food could be stored for another time. |
| 9. List five jobs or occupations of ancient artisans. |
Artisans make items such as baskets, leather goods, tools, pottery, and cloth. |
| 10.What is an artisan? |
An artisan is a worker who is especially skilled in crafting items by hand. |
| 11.How did the wheel and axle prosperity in ancient civilization? |
Trade goods could be loaded into cars and pushed through the city to the market. More goods could be transported farther and more easily. |
| 12. Why was the knowledge of fire such an important advancement to early humans? |
With fire, they could scare off dangerous animals, who were afraid of the flames. They could also move to cooler climates with fire. |
| 13. What kind of animals did Pastoral Nomads herd during the New Stone Age? |
The Pastoral Nomads used camels during the New Stone Age. |
| 14. During the Old Stone Age, why was hunting a group activity? |
It was a group activity because it took more that one person to kill an animal. |
| 15. Why was the discovery of metal bronze an important advancement to ancient people? |
Bronze was much harder than copper, and it could be used to make items more long lasting. |
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