The document discusses topics in human origins and early civilization, including the four studies of anthropology, artifacts, evaluating historical sources, qualities of primates, differences between hominids and hominines, key human species like Homo habilis and Homo erectus, what allowed the Neolithic Revolution, locations of early civilizations along river valleys, slash and burn farming and animal domestication, characteristics of civilizations, effects of bronze development, class systems in Ur, barter as a trading system, and ziggurats as structures.
The document discusses topics in human origins and early civilization, including the four studies of anthropology, artifacts, evaluating historical sources, qualities of primates, differences between hominids and hominines, key human species like Homo habilis and Homo erectus, what allowed the Neolithic Revolution, locations of early civilizations along river valleys, slash and burn farming and animal domestication, characteristics of civilizations, effects of bronze development, class systems in Ur, barter as a trading system, and ziggurats as structures.
The document discusses topics in human origins and early civilization, including the four studies of anthropology, artifacts, evaluating historical sources, qualities of primates, differences between hominids and hominines, key human species like Homo habilis and Homo erectus, what allowed the Neolithic Revolution, locations of early civilizations along river valleys, slash and burn farming and animal domestication, characteristics of civilizations, effects of bronze development, class systems in Ur, barter as a trading system, and ziggurats as structures.
History and Historians/Human Origins and Civilization
1. What are the four studies of anthropology?
2. What is an artifact? 3. How does comparing sources help a historian evaluate sources? 4. Describe 3 qualities of primates. 5. What is the difference between a hominid and a hominine? 6. What was special about Homo habilis? What was special about Homo erectus? Cro- Magnon? 7. What was the first thing to happen that allowed for the Neolithic Revolution? 8. Around what rivers did each civilization establish themselves? 9. Describe slash and burn farming and the domestication of animals. 10. What are the five characteristics of a civilization? 11. What was the effect of the development of bronze? 12. What was the highest class system in Ur? 13. What is the system of trading goods or services in return for goods or services? 14. What is a ziggurat?