Chapter 1 Flashcards
Prehistory
The period before writing was developed.
Anthropology
The study of human life and culture.
Archaeology
The study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind.
Hominids
Humans and other creatures that walk upright.
Nomads
People who move from place to place.
Paleolithic Age
Finding food
Shelter was in caves
Used fire (warmth)
Paintings of animals in caves
Neolithic Age
New Stone Age
A change from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture.
People had more control over their environment. The tools made their life easier and they began to set up civilization.
More food
Learn to use metals
Bronze Age
Historians call the period when bronze was in widespread use (3000 to 1200)
Why were religions important in early civilizations?
Religions explained the workings of nature and the existence of things
Monotheistic
The belief in one god
Polytheistic
The belief in many gods
Why did the civilizations start in river valleys?
Resources from the rivers
Who were the first humans to make fires?
Homo erectus
Artifacts
Tools, weapons, household items, buildings, art etc…
