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- define "history".
- The written and recorded events of people.
- Define "pre-history".
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Before history - or
the time before writing was invented. - Define "Stone Age"
- A period of time during which people made tools & weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of human culture.
- Define "Old Stone Age"
- The early part of the Stone Age during which people learned to hunt in groups, discovered how to use fire, and became nomads.
- Define "New Stone Age"
- The later part of the Stone Age during which people began to grow their own foods & lived in the same place year after year.
- Define "nomad"
- A person who has no single settled home.
- Define "oral tradition"
- Stories passed down through generations by word of mouth.
- Define "archaeologist"
- A scientist who examines bones, tools, structures, & other objects to learn about past peoples & cultures.
- When did people discover fire?
- The Old Stone Age
- What did scientists learn from the iceman's copper axe?
- Copper was created in 4000 BC so that meant that he lived after copper was created.
- Where was writing invented?
- Africa & Southwest Asia.
- What can oral traditions tell us about the past even though they might contain stories that are not historically accurate?
- They can tell us how a society lived and what the people considered important.
- Why does the study of the geography of Egypt help us to better understand Egyptian civilization?
- Without the Nile River & its regular flooding, Egyptian civilization would not have become so successful because the flooding created rich and fertile soil which in turn lead to a strong agriculture.
- Why was growing crops one of the most important developments in the history of human civilization?
- Because of farming, people were no longer nomads, following animals to hunt for food. Thus they could stay in one place and focus on other activities.
- Define "fertile"
- Land or soil that contains substances plants need in order to grow well.
- Define "domesticate"
- To tame animals and raise them to be used by humans.
- Define "irrigation"
- Supplying land with water through a network of canals.
- When was the wheel and axle invented?
- 3500 BC
- Define "social class"
- A group or class that is made up of people with similar backgrounds, wealth and ways of living.
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Give the dates when these cities were founded:
- Southwestern Asia
- Egypt
- Pakistan
- China
- Central America -
Southwestern Asia - ~ 3500 BC
Egypt ~ 3100 BC
Pakistan ~ 2500 BC
China ~ 1900 BC
Central America ~ 200 BC - When did people create bronze?
- 3000 BC
- Define civilization
- a society with cities, a central government run by official leaders, and workers who specialize in certain jobs, leading to social classes. Writing, art, and architecture also characterize a civilization.