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Chapter 1- Pre-Chapter 1- Pre-HistoryHistory

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Who were the Who were the Neanderthals?Neanderthals?

These people according to These people according to remains discovered in remains discovered in

Germany buried their dead Germany buried their dead with tools and weapons.with tools and weapons.

What was “hunting and What was “hunting and gathering”?gathering”?

This is how early man This is how early man provided food for his family provided food for his family

and tribe.and tribe.

What is the Bering Land What is the Bering Land Bridge or Strait?Bridge or Strait?

This is the land bridge that This is the land bridge that early man crossed in order early man crossed in order

to migrate from Asia to to migrate from Asia to North America.North America.

What was making and using What was making and using tools, and fire?tools, and fire?

These were two skills These were two skills possessed by early man.possessed by early man.

Who were the Cro-Magnon Who were the Cro-Magnon People?People?

These people created These people created elaborate cave paintings in elaborate cave paintings in southern France, and had southern France, and had high foreheads and well high foreheads and well

defined brows.defined brows.

What was agriculture?What was agriculture?

This was the skill that This was the skill that separated the New Stone separated the New Stone

Age from the Old Stone Age.Age from the Old Stone Age.

What were the goat and What were the goat and dog?dog?

These were the first two These were the first two animals domesticated by animals domesticated by

Neolithic man.Neolithic man.

What were wheat, corn, and What were wheat, corn, and rice?, also millet, barley, as rice?, also millet, barley, as well as bananas, yams, and well as bananas, yams, and in South America, potatoes.in South America, potatoes.These were three types of These were three types of grains, or food crop grown grains, or food crop grown

by early Neolithic man.by early Neolithic man.

What were the plow and What were the plow and fertilizer?fertilizer?

These were the two These were the two innovations or inventions innovations or inventions

used by early man to used by early man to improve agricultural yields.improve agricultural yields.

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These were the two These were the two oldest,and largest Neolithic oldest,and largest Neolithic settlements discovered so settlements discovered so

far. One in Israel and one in far. One in Israel and one in Turkey?Turkey?

What were Jericho in Israel What were Jericho in Israel and Catal Huyuk in Turkey?and Catal Huyuk in Turkey?

What was Olduvai Gorge?What was Olduvai Gorge?

This was the place in This was the place in Tanzania where Tanzania where

archaeologists discovered archaeologists discovered many fossils and remains of many fossils and remains of

early man.early man.

Who were Lucy and Who were Lucy and Donald Johanson?Donald Johanson?

These are the names of These are the names of the two people pictured the two people pictured

here.here.

Who were Mary and Louis Who were Mary and Louis Leakey?Leakey?

They were the husband They were the husband and wife team who made and wife team who made numerous archaeological numerous archaeological

finds in Africa.finds in Africa.

What was Africa?What was Africa?

This was the continent This was the continent where archaeologists where archaeologists

believe early man believe early man originated.originated.

What was Cro-Magnon What was Cro-Magnon and in France?and in France?This is the type of man This is the type of man

pictured in the photo and pictured in the photo and where the artifact was where the artifact was

found.found.

What are Ethiopia and What are Ethiopia and Tanzania?Tanzania?

These are two of the These are two of the countries of Africa where countries of Africa where

many of the ancient remains many of the ancient remains of early man have been of early man have been

found.found.

What is Iraq?What is Iraq?

This is the modern country This is the modern country country that has most of the country that has most of the

Tigris - Euphrates River Tigris - Euphrates River valley within its borders.valley within its borders.

These are the two countries These are the two countries in Eastern Asia where in Eastern Asia where

remains of the earliest man remains of the earliest man were discovered.were discovered.

What are China and What are China and Indonesia?Indonesia?

What is Pakistan?What is Pakistan?

This is the modern country This is the modern country that contains the majority of that contains the majority of

the Indus River Valley.the Indus River Valley.

What are Egypt, Kenya, What are Egypt, Kenya, Sudan, and Ethiopia? As well Sudan, and Ethiopia? As well

as Uganda, Tanzania, and as Uganda, Tanzania, and Zaire. Zaire. These are four countries that These are four countries that

use the Nile River water for use the Nile River water for irrigation and drinking .irrigation and drinking .

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What was the Nile River What was the Nile River Valley?Valley?

This River Valley harbored This River Valley harbored the first developed, highly the first developed, highly

sophisticated, civilization in sophisticated, civilization in the world. the world.

What is the Yellow River What is the Yellow River or Huang He?or Huang He?

This river is laden with large This river is laden with large amounts of yellow silt or amounts of yellow silt or

loess and hence its loess and hence its Anglicized name. Anglicized name.

What were government, and What were government, and a calendar?a calendar?

These were two outcomes of These were two outcomes of trying to manage the floods trying to manage the floods that periodically occurred that periodically occurred while living next to a river.while living next to a river.

What are natural barriers, What are natural barriers, deserts, mountains, etc.?deserts, mountains, etc.?

This is what surrounds This is what surrounds most river valleys and most river valleys and allowed civilization to allowed civilization to

develop.develop.

What is the Ganges and What is the Ganges and Bangladesh?Bangladesh?

This is the sacred river of This is the sacred river of India and the country where India and the country where it meets the Indian Ocean.it meets the Indian Ocean.

What is an artisan?What is an artisan?

This is another name for a This is another name for a skilled worker.skilled worker.

What is cultural diffusion?What is cultural diffusion?

This is the spread of ideas This is the spread of ideas or cultures throughout the or cultures throughout the world or another region.world or another region.

What are phonograms?What are phonograms?

This is the name we give to This is the name we give to writing that depicts a writing that depicts a picture or symbol as a picture or symbol as a

sound. sound.

What are anthropologists?What are anthropologists?

These are the scientists These are the scientists and researchers that study and researchers that study the remains of early man the remains of early man to see how he/she lived.to see how he/she lived.

What was the Neolithic What was the Neolithic Revolution?Revolution?

This is the name given to This is the name given to the radical shift from food the radical shift from food

gathering to food gathering to food producing that took place producing that took place

around 8000 B.C.around 8000 B.C.