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10542881543chimpanzees1.closest relatives 2. 5 mil-6 mil yrs ago in eastern and southern Africa0
10542881544bipedalism1. walk upright on two legs 2. what all species in the genus Homo have in common1
10542881545When did Homo habilis start to make and use stone tools and eat more meat?2.4 million yrs ago2
10542881546What were the years of the Paleolithic Age?2.5 million years ago- 5,000-6,000 years ago3
10542881547What were the years of the Neolithic Age?after 9000 BCE4
10542881548What were the years of the Bronze Age?3500-1200 BCE5
10542881549What were the years for the Iron Age?1200 BCE6
10542881550What is the Steel Age?1876-19267
10542881551When was the first use of fire?homo erectus- 2.1 million yrs ago8
10542881552What happened to all the species?they all died out except homo sapiens9
10542881553where and when did they migrate?100k yrs ago to eurasia, australia, and western hemispehere10
10542881554what was the phase of migrations?paleolithic era (old stone age)11
10542881555what was the main type of people in the paleolithic era?hunter-gatherers until 11,000 yrs ago12
10542881556What are the main things that happened in the agricultural revolution?1. humans began domesticating 2. agricultural people lived in villages 3. nomads13
10542881557what are civilizations?cities and governed states14
10542881558when did the first states appear?3500 BCE15
10542881559What are the characteristics of civilizations?size, culture + religion, technology, class, warfare, gender inequality, masculinity + feminity16
10542881560When did people start to domesticate?12,000 years ago17
10542881561How do scientists know that humans originated in Africa?1. humans began to live in forests + deserts 2. hunting + fishing 3. social + symbolic behavior18
10542881562When did people begin to migrate to Europe?45,000 years ago19
10542881563When did people migrate to Asia?70,000 years ago20
10542881564What forced people to migrate?the Ice Age21
10542881565How and when did people migrate to Australia?1. using boats from Indonesia 2. 60,000-40,000 years ago22
10542881566What are australian aboriginals?1. 250 languages 2. hunted many animals23
10542881567What is Dreamtime?an elaborate and complex outlook on the world24
10542881568When did people migrate to the Americas?north america- 30k-15k years ago south america- 12.5k years ago25
10542881569What is the Clovis Culture?People in North America who hunted mammoths and bison. There was an abrupt extinction of Clovis.26
10542881570When did people migrate to the Pacific?3500 years ago27
10542881571What is Austronesian?family of languages that were the most widespread. their trading was extensive.28
10542881572When was the settlement of earth complete?1000-13k yrs ago29
10542881573What were the sizes of Paleolithic societies?small because the technology available was not that big.30
10542881574how was life in Paleolithic societies?egalitarian, relationships were equal, and physical competition31
10542881575How was the art in Paleolithic life?rich interior life, rock art means there was a separate ceremonial place32
10542881576what was religion in paleolithic life?there were shamans, a Creator Deity, and Venus figurines33
10542881577what were hunter-gatherer's called?original affluent society34
10542881578how did human alter the environment?set fires to encourage growth of particular plants35
10542881579how did human affect others?animals disappeared, Flores man or neanderthals disappeared36
10542881580What were some new technology from Afro-Eurasians?miniaturized tools37
10542881581What is another strategy change?collection of wild grains 16,000 years ago in NE Africa38
10542881582When did the Ice Age end?16,000-10,000 years ago39
10542881583What happened because of the Ice Age ending?1. plants + animals flourished 2. easier to settle40
10542881584What was the name of the society in Japan?Jomon who lived by the sea41
10542881585Where were longhouses created?Labrador42
10542881586Göbekli TepeSoutheast Turkey- 11,600 years ago43
10542881587Chumash1. S. California 2. used money, had private property, and had classes44
10542881588What are the chief features of Paleolithic Era?initial settlement of Earth and agriculture45
10542881589What is domestication?taming, and the changing, of nature for the benefit of humankind46
10542881590What is a further revolutionary aspect of the agriculture age?intensification; getting more for less47
10542881591Where did the Neolithic Revolution occur?Fertile Crescent, Sub-Saharan Africa, China, New Guinea, Mesoamerica, Andes, and East North America48
10542881592What did climate change cause?extinction of large mammals, pressure to find new food source, broad-spectrum diet49
10542881593What was the simple technology everyone used?hoes or digging stick50
10542881594Horticulturehoe-based agriculture51
10542881595What was domesticated in Andes?potatoes52
10542881596What was domesticated in Mesoamerica?maize53
10542881597What was domesticated in Africa?sorghum, castor beans, gourds, millet, and the donkey54
10542881598What was domesticated in W. Africa?yams, oil palm trees, okra, kola nut55
10542881599What is cultural diffusion?gradual spread of agricultural techniques and culture56
10542881600how did population change because of agriculture?it grew57
10542881601what is metallurgy?science of extracting and refining metal from advanced skills that took thousands of years to discover and perfect58
10542881602what is animal husbandry?food-producing economy relying on milk, meat, and blood of animals59
10542881603how did pastoralists grow and spread?1.horses to spread to central asia 2.camels for inner asian, arabian, and saharan deserts60
10542881604What is an animal that does work for you called?Beasts of burden61
10542881605AnimismBelief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.62
10542881606What are occupations in the Neolithic period?farming, pottery, textiles, tool making63
10542881607What years were the Old Stone Age?ended 12,000 years ago64
10542881608What years were the Mesolithic Age?12k-10k years ago65
10542881609What year did the Neolithic Age start?8000 BCE66
10542881610When were the first chiefdoms in Mesopotamia?after 6,000 BCE67
10542881611When was human entry into New Zealand?1000-700 yrs ago68

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