the study of the past an artifact is a part or imprint of something that was once alive

UNIT 1 REVIEW

What is History?

The study of the past

What do you call an object made by someone from the past?

An Artifact

What is a fossil?

Is a part or imprint of something that was once alive

What is a Primary Source?

Objects created under the time of study

What Is Geography?

The study of the earth’s features

Homo Erectus means…a. wise manb. early man

c. upright man

Upright man

The invention of tools increased early man’s chances for survival. (True or False?)

True

What is technology?

The making of tools to meet practical needs and improve life.

The Neolithic Revolution is the…

The shift from food gathering to food producing*Farming also allowed people to build permanent settlements

Name three things early man used fire for

• Cook Food• Move To Colder Climates• Use For light

What are resources?

Materials found in the earth that people need and value

What is climate?

The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of

time.

What is environment?

It includes all the living and non-living things that affect life in an area.

What do you call an area with a feature that makes the surrounding

area similar?

A Region

Give me two different examples of Primary Sources

Diary, journal, photograph, artifact, newspaper article from that time.

What is a secondary source?

Records of the past that are written by someone who was not present to experience them.

Our understanding of Prehistory is often based on work done by who?

Archaeologists and Anthropologists

How are Historians like detectives? Explain

They search for clues to help them solve the mystery of the past

What is a Hominid?

An early ancestor of humans

The first part of the Stone Age was called the…

The Paleolithic Era

Migrate means…

To move to new places

A Land Bridge Is…

A strip of land connecting two continents

The New Stone Age is called the…

Neolithic Era

Domestication is…

The process of taming or using plants or animals to make them more useful to

humans.

A Society is…

A community of people who share a common culture

Another word for farming is…

Agriculture