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center-828675Name: ___________________________________________________________ Period: __________________0Name: ___________________________________________________________ Period: __________________left-447675 Chapter 3: Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution – Study Guide 0 Chapter 3: Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution – Study Guide Lesson 1: Hunter-Gatherers Historians call the early period of human history the _____________________________________________________It is known as the Stone Age because during this period humans used stone to make ____________&______________The earliest part of the Stone Age, known as the Old Stone Age, was called the ________________________________What are nomads? ________________________________________________________________________________Paleolithic people survived by ______________________________&________________________________________Paleolithic men and women performed different tasks within the group with the ____________________ hunting large animals and the _______________________ stayed close to camp, near streams, with the children, and gathered _____________________&________________________________&________________________________What is culture? __________________________________________________________________________________What are methods? _______________________________________________________________________________What is technology? _______________________________________________________________________________What is flint and why was it an early breakthrough for Paleolithic people? ____________________________________What does available mean? _________________________________________________________________________What does constructed mean? ______________________________________________________________________What were tents and huts constructed out of? __________________________________________________________What are wooly mammoths? ________________________________________________________________________Why did people live in caves and huts for their safety? ___________________________________________________Life became less difficult for Paleolithic people once they discovered ________________________________________Fire provided __________________ when it was cold, _____________________ when it was dark and could be used to ______________________ away wild animals. They also discovered that ________________________________ tasted better and was easier to chew and digest.They learned/discovered by rubbing _________________________________________ or by striking a type of stone, ____________________________, causing sparks against another stone, caused dry grass and leaves to catch on fire? One important advancement was the development of the ___________________________________________ which allowed early people to _________________________________________ through sounds and physical gestures.What does communicated mean? ____________________________________________________________________Ancient people started to express themselves in words for the same reasons we do because we use language to communicate _______________________&_________________________ because language makes it easier to __________________________________________&_____________________________________________________What does constantly mean? ________________________________________________________________________Early people also expressed themselves through _______________________ and cave paintings were found in the cities of ___________________________ in Spain & _________________________________ in France.___________________&____________________ were 2 important technological developments of Paleolithic people.What were the ice ages? ___________________________________________________________________________When sea levels dropped exposing a strip of dry land connecting the continents of Asia and North America, this was called a ________________________ & it acted as a natural highway that allowed people to travel to new continents.What does adapt mean ____________________ and how did humans adapt during the ice age to survive when it came to food: _____________________________________________ harsh environments: _____________________ _____________________ clothing: ______________________________ warmth: _____________________________Lesson 2: The Agricultural RevolutionAnother historical revolution that occurred was for the first time, people began staying in one place to grow _______________________&____________________ which caused ___________________ to replace hunting and gathering as the main sources of food.What does domesticate mean? ______________________________________________________________________Animals were used for human use and they transported ______________ and provided _______________________& ____________________________&_________________________________.The change in the way people lived marked the beginning of the ___________________________________________What is systematic agriculture? ______________________________________________________________________Historians call this settled farming during the Neolithic Age the ____________________________________________Revolution means _________________________________________________________________________________What allowed the world’s population to grow at a faster rate? _____________________________________________What does economic mean? ________________________________________________________________________What country is the Nile River in? ____________________________________________________________________During the Neolithic Age, people settled in villages where they built ________________________________________What does located mean? __________________________________________________________________________Villages were set up near fields so people could _____________&____________&______________their crops easier.Give three reasons why people also settled near water sources, especially rivers? _____________________________ &______________________________________________&_______________________________________________One of the oldest communities was ___________________, a farming village that had sun-dried-brick houses surrounded by wall which is located in present-day Israel and Jordan called the _______________________________How were the houses of the Catalhuyuk people different than modern day homes? ____________________________What are shrines? _________________________________________________________________________________Neolithic people needed protection from the _________________________&________________________________ and a settled life provided _________________ & steady food supplies created _______________________________What does specialization mean? _____________________________________________________________________Gender roles became more specific. Men emerged as ______________&___________________________________ & women bore the __________________________________& stayed ______________________________________3 technological advances that occurred during the late Neolithic Age for farming included the _________________ for digging soil, _____________________for cutting grain, & ___________________________________for grinding flour.What metal was discovered during this time that the Neolithic people could turn into tools & weapons? ___________What two metals do you mix together to form bronze, ___________________&_____________________ which was a breakthrough because it is stronger than copper which led to what new Age? _______________________________What four countries were considered four of the great river valley civilizations called? ________________________& ___________________________&__________________________________&________________________________One characteristic of these early civilizations was that they developed _______________&______________________Why did civilizations develop in river valleys, where fertile land __________________________________________& ________________________________________________________________________________________________What is a monarchy? ______________________________________________________________________________Why did religions emerge in new civilizations? __________________________________________________________Rulers claimed that their own power was based on ______________________________________________________What are social class structures? _____________________________________________________________________How were these groups defined? ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________To pass on information, people invented __________________________________________________ and these early systems used ___________________________ in place of _____________________&_____________________Writing was an important feature because people used it to keep ____________________&_____________________Civilizations created art for ____________________________&____________________________________________Artists created paintings and sculptures portraying _________________________&____________________________People designed massive buildings that served as _______________________________&_______________________TimelineCreate a timeline below of the different time periods (Ages) and what years each spanned. ................
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