Name ______Teacher ______Period ______
Unit 1 – Prehistory
Early Civilizations and Cultures
Digging up the past
1. Studying prehistory-
a. Prehistory - ______
b. Archeology - ______
c. Archeologist - ______
d. Artifacts - ______
Artifacts can include ______, ______, ______, ______.
2. Artifacts tell us that ancient people ______
______for food.
3. Ancient people also ate ______, ______, ______, ______, and ______.
Early Peoples
1. Researchers believe that early peoples lived in parts of East Africa nearly ______years ago.
2. Define migrated - ______
Early Americans
1. What was found near Clovis, New Mexico? ______
______
2. Eleven thousand years ago, Earth was in an ______.
3. Huge sheets of ice are called ______.
A Migration Path
1. When the seas lowered, a vast area of land called the ______appeared. Also called a land bridge.
2. This is presently now knows as the ______.
3. ______and ______migrated between Asia and Americas.
Different Paths
1. About 20 years ago, archeologists made a discovery at a site near ______
______, in South America. They found artifacts there dating back to ______years ago.
2. Archeologist Albert Goodyear returned to ______in South Carolina and dug deeper. He found more artifacts that dated back ______years.
Lesson2
The Stone Age
1. Using the “Early Farmers” section:
Where is Skara Brae? ______
It offers many clues about ______life
2. The Stone Age covers a vast amount of time and it is divided into contrasting periods:
Old Stone Age - ______
______
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New Stone Age - ______
______
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3. Define:
Technology - ______
Domesticate - ______
Early Farming
1. From archeologists studies, they can tell that grains - ______, ______,
and ______- were among the first plants domesticated.
2. Harvest - ______
3. Excavation site - ______
4. Plants were grown for food and practical use. For example, jute, ______, was used to make ______and ______.
Domestic Animals
1. About 10,000 years ago, humans began to recognize that ______could be useful to them.
2. They began to domesticate _____, ______, ______, and ______.
3. People also realized animals could produce ______and ______. These by-products could then be sold. Cattle provided ______for food and ______for clothing and ______.
4. Animals could be used for physical labor, such as plowing fields. This contributed to the development of ______.
5. Agriculture - ______
6. Surplus - ______
More Useful Creatures
The domestication of animals developed over time. Animals could meet many of their needs.
1. Early domesticated horses provided ______and ______.
2. Nomads - ______.
3. People even learned to domesticate insects! Sometime between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago, humans domesticated ______. Bees provided ______for candles and bee ______for medicine.
4. The ______provided a source of fiber for ______cloth and ______years ago in ______.
Village Life
Archeologists have pieced together what village life was like from the objects villagers left behind.
1. Skara Brae was a typical ______village.
2. It house about ______people.
3. They made tools from ______. They raised ______. They also ______. They were located at the ______to harvest ______and ______. They also decorated ______
______.
4. Social divisions - ______
______
The Iceman
It has been discovered that people lived in all different climates.
1. Climates - ______
2. 1n 1991 two German tourists hiking in the Alps in Europe found ______. Describe what was found with him: _____
______
______
3. He is believed to have lived during the ______Age.
4. Carbon dating - ______
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Lesson 3
Developing Cultures
Contacting Cultures
1. Culture - ______
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2. Anthropology - ______
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3. Landform - ______
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4. Geography - ______
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5. During the ______, or the end of the ______Stone Age, there were several ______, or different, peoples living in the Americas. Each culture relied on the ______available to them. A cultures living in the desert would rely on ______or ______. A culture living near mountains used ______to make tools and weapons.
6. The “Three Sisters” includes ______,______, and ______.
Cultures Develop
1. In Europe the variety of ______, ______, and ______produced many different cultures. Cultures increased their use of available resources.
2. Throughout the Europe the major crops were ______
______.
3. In warmer climates ______grew well.
4. In temperate climates or mild climates, ______were grown.
5. We call these complex cultures and they developed approximately 5,000 years ago.
Prehistoric Art
1. A wealth of information can be found in pictures drawn by prehistoric people themselves. Archeologists have discovered rocks engraved with ______
______.
Some of these works of art are about ______years old.
2. Lescaux –(Southern France)______
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3. Similar paintings appear on the ceiling of a cave in ______, Spain.
4. The caves served as places for ______and ______rites.