Prehistory and Studying it

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Chapter 1 The Emergence of Civilization

• Prehistory and Studying it
• What is Prehistory?
• How do anthropologists, archaeologists, and
  geographers study prehistory?
• Why is our knowledge of prehistory very limited?
• What innovation marks the beginning of the
  Paleolithic Age

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• Human Origins
• What is a hominid?
• What is the name given to the earliest specimens
  of upright-walking apes?
• What species do we belong to?
• Where and when did the human species originate?
• What innovations are the Neanderthals and the
  Cro-Magnon people known for?

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• The Agricultural Revolution
• What sort of tools were used by people in the
  Mesolithic Era
• What is agriculture?
• What is domestication?
• When did people start agriculture
  domestication?
• How did agriculture domestication change the
  way people lived?

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• Beginning Civilization
• What are the 3 characteristics of a civilization?
• What were the 5 locations of early civilizations?
• What common geographic feature was shared by the
  five valleys where civilizations first emerged?

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• Developing Civilization
• What is irrigation?
• What is division of labor?
• What is cultural diffusion?
• What are 2 other features that are associated
  with Civilization?

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• Moving out of the Stone Age
• What 2 changes in the use of metals initiated 2
  new ages in civilization?
• Describe how the relations between men and women
  might have changed in early civilizations.
• Describe the common features of religious beliefs
  from the early civilizations.