<p>Name:</p><p>Class: </p><p>Date: Foundations of Civilization World History Study Guide</p><p>Terms to Know: (1 point for each question)</p><p>1. Paleolithic Period 2. Pictographs 3. Technology 4. Jericho 5. Polytheistic 6. Anthropology 7. Neolithic Period 8. Animism 9. Donald Johnson 10. Mary and Louis Leakey</p><p>Things to Remember: (1 point for each question) 1. Artifacts or materials remains are an Archaeologists primary resource when learning about prehistoric peoples. 2. Homo erectus were probably the first hominids to use fire. 3. Unlike Neanderthals, early modern humans spread around the world. 4. Cave paintings were most likely a religious ritual. 5. By the New Stone Age, a council of older men probably made the decisions of the community. 6. Early villages grew mostly due to food storages. 7. Priests and Nobles were usually the top social class in an ancient society. 8. Cultural Diffusion is a result of migration, trade, and warfare. 9. The first civilizations in the Americans were not near river valleys. 10. Early modern humans developed spoken language so that they could cooperate during the hunt. 11. At a site, geologists help archaeologists determine the age of artifacts. 12. Steppes are sparse, dry grasslands, perfect for herding animals. 13. Cities are a major feature of civilization. 14. Scribes were valuable to rulers because they can read and write. 15. An artifact must be made by humans. 16. Lucy belonged to the australopithecines hominid group. 17. We are the only hominid group left on Earth. 18. Cities and villages ruled by one single ruler is an empire. 19. Social ranking according to jobs is a basic feature of civilization. 20. Chipped stones found in the Olduvai Gorge revealed that early hominids learned how to use technology. 21. The difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic period is the introduction of farming. 22. Tools and weapons found in the graves of people suggest a belief in the afterlife. 23. In early cities, social class structure soon developed that didn’t exist in nomadic cultures. 24. Nomads don’t built cities.</p><p>Short Answer or Essay Topics: You will do all! (Two to three paragraphs are expected for each question. 10 point for each question.)</p><p>1. The earliest civilizations developed near major rivers. Why do you think this was so? 2. Explain how life during the New Stone Age differed from life in the Old Stone Age. How did developments in the New Stone Age allow for individuals, such as artisans, to have specialized jobs?</p>