1. World History Chapter 1 Vocabulary
___________ include earlier humans as well as earlier humanlike creatures.
Objects like tools, clothing, works of art, weapons, and toys discovered in ancient settlements are known as ________.
________ is a set of beliefs, knowledge, and patterns of living that a group of people develop.
At some point, probably between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago, a new human species, known as ______ _______ appeared.
In caves located in Europe and
Southwest Asia, anthropologists
have found remains of early homo
sapiens called________________
Hominids
Artifacts
Culture
Homo
Sapiens
Neanderthals

2. World History Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Earlier people had been, __________ wandering from place to place in search of food.
Earlier people began to develop____________ or the raising of food.
They practiced__________________ or the taming of animals such as cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.
In prehistoric times people were _______ - ________.
A _____________ is a complex culture that has at least three characteristics.
Farmers developed the first systems of __________ made up of ditches and canals to move water from rivers to their fields.
People began to specialize in other kinds of work, besides farming, this became known as ________ ___ ______.
Soon a class of skilled workers, called _______ developed.
The spread of ideas and other aspects of culture from one area to another is called ________ _________.
nomads
agriculture
domestication
hunters
gatherers
civilization
irrigation
division of
labor
artisans
cultural
diffusion

3. World History Chapter 1 section 1
Prehistoric People
Prehistoric Periods
Ice Age
A. Periods of _____________________.
1. Each cold period lasted_____________________.
2. A large part of Earth was covered with _____.
B. Falling sea levels helped create______________________.
1. Humans and animals__________over land bridges.
extremely cold weather
20,000 to 140,000 years
ice
land bridges (Bering Strait)
migrated

4. World History Chapter 1 section 1
II Old Stone Age
A. Neanderthals wore ______________
for clothing.
B. They used fire for __________________.
C. Cro-Magnons made better_________________ for hunting.
Middle Stone Age
A. Humans used bones and antlers to make___________________
New Stone Age
A. Improved technology
1. Peopled sharpened tools by______________________.
2. They made tools from ___________________________.
B. They domesticated, or ____________animals.
C. They developed _______________ to raise food.
animal skins
warmth and cooking
tools and weapons
Mesolithic Age
bows,arrows,hooks,spears
Neolithic Age
polishing and grinding
stone and wood
tamed
agriculture

5. World History Chapter 1 section 1
Post-Reading Quick Check Neolithic Agricultural Revolution____________________________ __________________________________________________ ______________________.
Shift from food gathering to food
producing allowing people to stay in one place, creating
communities, and cities

6. World History Chapter 1 section 2
Post-Reading Quick Check Characteristics of a Civilization 1.___________________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________ 4.___________________________________________________
Produce a surplus of food
Large towns or cities with some form of government
People perform different jobs- division of labor
Form of writing