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