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Chapter 3: Study Guide

“Early Humans and the Agriculture Revolution”

Part One: Vocabulary Terms

Directions: Match the vocabulary term with the correct definition.

Artisans / Ice Age / Shrine
Bronze Age / Monarchy / Specialization
Çatalhüyük / Neolithic Age / Symbols
Civilization / Nomads / Technology
Jericho / Paleolithic Age / Woolly Mammoth

1.  A time when glaciers covered much of the land ______

2.  A government whose ruler, a king or queen, inherits the position from a parent ______

3.  Relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age ______

4.  The act of learning or practicing for a particular job ______

5.  A place where people worship ______

6.  Tools and methods to perform a task ______

7.  A large, hairy, extinct animal related to modern day elephants ______

8.  One of the oldest known cities, in the area that is now Turkey ______

9.  Skilled workers who made weapons and jewelry ______

10.  A period in time when people began to mix copper and tin ______

11.  One of the oldest known cities, located between present day Israel and Jordan ______

12.  A complex society with cities, organized government and religion ______

13.  A group of people who move from place to place to find food ______

14.  Relating to the last period of the Stone Age ______

15.  Early systems of writing used this instead of letters and numbers ______

Part Two: Chapter Review

Directions: Use your book, Chapter 2 Outline notes, and vocabulary definitions to answer the following questions. Please use complete sentences and answer your questions on a separate piece of notebook paper.

16.  What discovery did Paleolithic people make that made life less difficult for them? ______

17.  What technology helped Paleolithic people to survive? ______

18.  How long ago did the Paleolithic period begin? ______

19.  Originally, how did the Paleolithic people hunt?

20. During the Paleolithic Age, how many people traveled in a group? ______

21.  What development contributed most to the formation of permanent settlements by early humans?

22.  Name a characteristic Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China share?

23.  The land bridge that once existed between Asia and North America is now called?

24.  The first civilization developed along what geographic feature? ______

25.  Where do many scientists believe the first human-like beings lived?

26.  What is meant by the Agricultural Revolution?