
Topic 1, Lesson 3: Developing Complex Cultures
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Directions: Record any information you consider vital. I will point out certain things you need to copy. Be prepared to respond to prompts and multiple choice questions throughout lesson. Rewards will be given.
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How did human societies become more complex?
How did humans begin to modify their environment?
Lesson Essential Q.
How much does geography shape people's lives?
Unit Essential Q.
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populate
animism
domesticate
revolution
nomad
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In what generals ways was life becoming more complex as compared to the early stone age? How did animism contribute to complexity of culture? Look throught the Paleolithic cave art What does this reveal about the increasing complexity of our human ancestors?
Becoming more complex
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Multiple Choice
1.)What is the term for the belief that spirits fill the natural world?
humanism
naturalism
spiritualism
animism
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Multiple Choice
3.)What happens during a revolution?
Life changes some.
Life changes completely.
Life changes a little.
Life does not change.
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Multiple Choice
5.)Why did people create new tools? (Again what would make the most sense for our stone age friends?)
to use raw materials
to learn a craft
to practice new skills
to make life easier
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Multiple Choice
4.)Why did people domesticate plants?
They were more flavorful.
They were a reliable food supply.
They made it easier to migrate.
They wanted to live in a variety of environments.
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Multiple Choice
6.) What does populate mean in the context of the Stone Age?
to take a pop quiz
to migrate across land bridges
to spread out to become inhabitants of almost every land area of the world?
to paint super cool pictures of animals deep in caves
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Multiple Choice
7.)What are nomads?
somebody who is not mad
somebody who lives in one place their whole life
somebody who makes pictures of hands on caves
people who move from place to place with their herds of animals.
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Multiple Choice
8.)What does domesticate mean in the context of the Stone Age?
to use complex language to communicate
to believe in spirits in the after life
to bury their dead in such a way that shows that the people were valued
to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans.
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Why did early humans have to adapt to new environments over time?
What happened after the last ice age?
What new ideas developed?
What is meant by an agricultural revolution?
How did humans learn to modify their environments? What are some examples?
What did early human do in places that weren't suited for farming?
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Multiple Choice
Which word means dependable, steady, not risky?
potential
reliable
domesticate
nomad
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Multiple Choice
The shift from hunting to farming was so important that historians call it the
Stone Age
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
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Multiple Choice
Neolithic means ___________________________.
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Middle Stone Age
Awesome in ancient Greek
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Multiple Choice
The Neolithic Age began when _________________.
people learned to sharpen arrow tips with fire.
writing began.
farming began.
drawing began.
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Multiple Choice
What was the biggest technological advance for Neolithic humans and their communities.
Domesticating animals and farming.
The invention of gunpowder so they could hunt better.
The revolutionary new iPhone.
Making stone hammers and hatchets.
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Multiple Choice
What was the first animal most likely to be domesticated?
sheep
cats
wolves/dogs
chickens
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Match
Match the vocabulary word to the definition
Technology
Land Bridge
Specialization
Bronze Age
Domesticate
An ability gained by the practical use of knowledge
A strip of land caused by low sea levels during the last Ice Age
The act of training for a particular job
The period of human culture when people began to make and use bronze
To adapt an animal to live with humans for the advantage of humans
An ability gained by the practical use of knowledge
A strip of land caused by low sea levels during the last Ice Age
The act of training for a particular job
The period of human culture when people began to make and use bronze
To adapt an animal to live with humans for the advantage of humans
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Multiple Choice
"emerged in new civilizations to help people explain their lives. For example, they helped explain the forces of nature and the role of humans in the world."
Which characteristic is described?
religion
government
writing systems
social structure
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Multiple Choice
If you have a food surplus,
You need to find more food now.
You have just enough food.
You need to go shopping
You have more food than you need.
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Based on the modern day example on Pastoral Nomadism, come up with a good definition of this way of life.
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Multiple Choice
the process by which humans alter the landscape in order to raise crops and livestock for consumption and trade
agriculture
horticulture
agribusiness
monoculture
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Multiple Choice
the process of diverting water from its natural course or location to aid in the production of crops
irrigation
cultivation
transhumance
domestication
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Multiple Choice
What is Pastoral Nomadism?
Door to door evangelist
Living in a pasture
A form of agriculture based on herding domesticated animals
A cool new coffee shop
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. It is animal husbandry: the care, tending and use of animals such as camels, goats, cattle, yaks, llamas, and sheep.
Migration
Domestication
Prehistory
Pastoralism
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