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Unit 2 ?'s to know

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What does BCE/CE stand for and what does BC/AD stand for? Before Common Era/ Common Era Before Christ/ Anno Domini
What is the calendar system that is most followed today? Who is it named after? Gregorian Calendar and named after Pope Gregory
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources? Primary Source: First hand account of an event. EX: letters, diaries, and photographs. Secondary Source: information about an event that does not come from a person who experienced that event. Textbook or Interview with historians.
What historic sciences are helpful for historians to learn about early human history and what does each study? Anthropology: the study of humankind in all aspect, especially development and culture. Archaeology: study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence. Geology: study of the physical materials of the Earth. Rocks & soil
Prehistory is the time before_________________ was created? Written Language
What does homo sapiens mean? Wise Man
What are hominids? Early relatives to modern day humans
What was the benefit of controlling fire? cooking food, staying warm, keeping large animals away and having light at night.
Where did hominids and homo sapiens originate, and list the order of continents to which they migrated? Originated in Africa: 1st: Europe, 2nd: Asia. 3rd: Australia, 4th North America and 5th South America
What led to the shift from hunter-gatherers to permanent settlements? Learning that growing their own crops and domesticating the animals was easier and more successful than moving and hunting.
What is the Neolithic Revolution? The shift from hunting and gathering to farming and living in permanent settlements.
What was stone used for in the stone age? weapons, hand axes and spears
What are the 4 ancient river valley civilizations? Indus River Valley, Egypt, China and Fertile Crescent
Along which river was each established? Indus River Valley: Indus River China: Yellow River Egypt: Nile River Fertile Crescent: Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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