Set: Intro to Western Civilization

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Term Definition
History study of what human beings have done
primary sources documents,records, written accounts by someone who was involved or witnessed the event
Secondary sources account written after the event, based on primary accountsor secondary sources (newspapers, most books)
Artifacts articles made and used by humans to improve their lives
Geography the study of the surface of the earth, and its physical, biological, econimic, political, and demographic characteristics
History relations study how people have used, shaped and lived in their physical environment; studying why and event happened, it's consequences, and significances in realtion to the place it happened. TIME AND PLACE EXIST TOGETHER
First Type of Geography Physical Geography (the natural world) Climate, weather patterns,water bodies & landforms
Second Type of Geography Human geography-why people act as they have?. Diffusion of ideas, religions, cultures, and motivation for action (resources, climate)
Human Geography Patterns of human life and changes humans have made
5 Themes of Geography Location, Place, Human environment interaction, Movement, and Region
Characteristics that Unify an Area Physical, Political, Cultural, and Economic
History began 5000 BCE
anthropologists Study human cultures, and the structure and evolution of Humans
Archeologists Subfield of anthropology- Study human history and prehistory through excavation of sites and analysis of physical remains
Paleontology Study of fossils
Leakey Legend Together found old tools
donald Johanson 1974-discovered "lucy" almost complete skeleton of a female
Paleolithic Age Old Stone Age 2,500,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE
Australipithecus Used earliest tools of bones and sharp pebbles
Hominid Any human like creature (primate) that walks on two legs and has oppasable thumbs
Homo Habilis "man of skills" made first tools, modified by striking
Homo Erectus "Upright Human Being" 1st hominid to migrate, and 1st to use fire
Radiation theory Humans began in Africa
Parallel Evolution Theory Humand developed at the same time in Africa, Asia, and Europe
Homo Sapiens "wise Human beings"1st classified humans
Neanderthals 1st examples found in Germany, 1st humans to bury their dead, made clothes from animal skin and lived in caves/tents
Mesolithic 10,000-8,000 BCE end of ice age-warmer temps and grasslands spread
Neolithic 8,000-5,000 BCE- Agricultural Revolution, cultivation of crops (Barly and Wheat) Domestication of Animals, Spread of culture
The Bronze Age 5,500 BCE-Progress of stronger metals
Characteristics of Civilization Specialized workers, evolution of social classes, used of written language, advances in technology, complex institutions and advanced cities
Civilizations beginning fertile soil, warm climate, fresh water supply (usually a river)

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  1. Second Type of Geography → Human geography-why people act as they have?. Diffusion of ideas, religions, cultures, and motivation for action (resources, climate) - 6 misses
  2. Civilizations beginning → fertile soil, warm climate, fresh water supply (usually a river) - 5 misses
  3. Characteristics that Unify an Area → Physical, Political, Cultural, and Economic - 4 misses
  4. Characteristics of Civilization → Specialized workers, evolution of social classes, used of written language, advances in technology, complex institutions and advanced cities - 3 misses
  5. Hominid → Any human like creature (primate) that walks on two legs and has oppasable thumbs - 3 misses
  6. Secondary sources → account written after the event, based on primary accountsor secondary sources (newspapers, most books) - 2 misses
  7. Neolithic → 8,000-5,000 BCE- Agricultural Revolution, cultivation of crops (Barly and Wheat) Domestication of Animals, Spread of culture - 2 misses