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World Studies
World Studies Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a civilization? | The production of food crops, population growth, government formation, and the development of writing and art. |
| Where did the first civilizations start? | They started in the river valleys of Western Asia, Egypt, India, and China. |
| What is prehistory? | The time before writing was invented. |
| Who are Mary and Louis Leakey? | The first people to discover the world's earliest known human in Olduvai Gorge, Africa. |
| What is archaeology? | The study of past societies from what people left behind. |
| What are artifacts? | Artifacts are tools, pottery, paintings, weapons, buildings, and househould items. |
| What is anthropology? | The study of human life and culture. |
| What are australopithecines? | They are the hominids that are known as southern apes. |
| What are hominids? | Humans and other creatures that walk upright. |
| What is a homo erectus? | This is an upright human being. |
| What is a homo sapien? | This is a wise human being. |
| What two groups developed from homo sapiens? | Neanderthals and homo sapiens sapiens |
| What were the earliest tools made of? | stone |
| What does Paleolithic mean? | when humans used simple tools. |
| What did Paleolithic people gather for food? | nuts, berries, fruits, grain, and plants. |
| What is a nomad? | people who travel from place to place. |
| Who was the first to discover fire? | homo erectus |
| When did the Ice Age end? | 8000 B.C. |
| How long has art been around?? | prehistory. |
| What does Neolithic mean? | new stone age. |
| What is domestication? | adapt for human use. |
| What is the oldest city? | Jericho |
| Where is Catal Huyuk located? | Turkey. |
| What is culture? | the way of life that people follow. |
| Where did most cities develop? | river valleys. |
| What do governments do? | regulate human activity. |
| What where the first types of governments? | Monarchs |
| Who supervised rituals? | Priests |
| Who dominated Neolithic societies? | The upper class. |
| Who were the bottom class of Neolithic societies? | The slaves. |
| Why did people use writing? | keep accurate records. |
| What does B.C. mean? | before Christ. |
| What does A.D. mean? | anno domini, in the year of the Lord. |
| What does C.E. mean? | common era. |
| What does B.C.E. mean? | before common era. |
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