chapter 1 hw

							                                          S
                                          C
                                          A
                                          D
Ws.1:1
Chapter 1: The Beginnings of Human Society
Section 1 and 2: Geography and History; Prehistory

A. Key Terms
Directions: Using the key terms at the beginning of each section in your reading, find the
key term that fits in the blank.

1. The earliest known period of human culture is the ______________________.
2. A time of a written language or events is ______________________.
3. A person who has no single settled home is a(n) ___________________.
4. Soil that is rich in the substances plants need is called ___________________.
5. A word that describes the process of taming and raising animals for
human use is ___________________________.
6. A study of the Earth’s surface is called__________________
7. ___________________________ is a time before writing.
8. A(n) __________________________ studies objects to learn about the past.
9. ______________________ are passed down through word of mouth.

B. Main Ideas. Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer in each blank.
_____ 10. About 5,000 years ago, history began when
a. the Nile started to flood its banks.
b. the Iceman climbed the Alps.
c. people developed a system of writing.
d. people learned to make copper.

_____ 11. To learn about life in prehistoric times, scientists use
a. oral traditions of ancient civilizations.
b. objects such as bones and tools.
c. early writings found on clothing and tools.
d. powerful computers to translate ancient writings.

_____ 12. If scientists find only large spear points in a prehistoric camp, they know that
the people who lived there
a. hunted small birds.
b. grew their own food.
c. hunted large animals.
d. had an oral tradition.

_____ 13. Historians use oral traditions to
a. describe their research.
b. learn what people in a society consider important.
c. examine the geography of a civilization
d. determine the date of objects.

_____ 14. Egyptian civilization developed on the banks of the Nile because
a. the sunshine in Africa allowed life to flourish.
b. the river flooded each year, depositing rich soil on its banks.
c. the river connected to the Mediterranean Sea.
d. people were growing crop in the surrounding desert.
_____ 15. People of the Old Stone Age survived by
a. training dogs to help them hunt.
b. gathering seeds to plant crops.
c. hunting animals and gathering wild plants
d. building stone houses.

_____ 16. Between 1,400,000 and 500,000 years ago our ancestors learned how to
a. grow their own food.
b. develop new and better hunting tools from bronze.
c. mine for gold.
d. create fire, which allowed them to live in cold climates.

_____ 17. Our human ancestors originated in
a. Peru and first migrated throughout
South America.
b. North America and first migrated to Asia.
c. Africa and migrated to Europe and Asia
d. Australia and migrated to South China.

_____ 18. During the New Stone Age people became
a. miners and metal workers.        .
b. nomads and Icemen.
c. farmers and pastoral nomads
d. archaeologists and geographers.
Ws. 1:2
Chapter 1: The Beginnings of Human Society
Section 3: The Beginnings of Civilization
A. Key Terms
Directions: Using the key terms at the beginning of sect. 3, fill in the blanks with the
correct answers.

1. To provide water to their crops, farmers used ___________________.
2. A ___________________contains a central government.
3. Rulers like kings were usually in the highest _________________________.
4. A(n) ___________________ of crops provided more than enough food for early man.
5. A weaver would be an example of a(n) _______________________

B. Main Ideas
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer in each blank.

_____ 6. When many people changed from hunter-gatherers to farmers, the
world population
a. increased because artisans were needed in new cities.                              .
b. increased because people had more food to feed their families.
c. decreased because farming requires fewer people than hunting
d. decreased because early crops were small and not nutritious.

_____ 7. By 3000 B.C., which metal was most commonly used for making
weapons?
a. copper
b. silver
c. bronze
d. gold

_____ 8. With the development of the wheel and axle,
a. people no longer used domesticated animals to carry trade goods.
b. social classes developed based on who could afford to own a wagon.
c. people in cities no longer depended on farming to get food
d. trade goods could be transported farther and more easily.

_____ 9. Growing trade brought prosperity to cities, which led to
a. an increase in farmers.
b. beautiful jewelry.
c. developing social classes.
d. the need for irrigation projects.

_____ 10. In early farming villages, most people farmed for a living. However, in early
cities,
a. there were many occupations.
b. there was no farming.
c. people hunted and gathered.
d. people imported all their food.