Question

main ideas. write the letter of the term or name that best matches the description.
a. bronze
b. cuneiform
c. catal huyuk
d. homo erectus
e. trade
f. ur
g. civilization
h. culture
i. neolithic revolution
j. neanderthal

1. what was the dramatic and far - reaching change in human life caused by the discovery of farming?
2. what is the term for the unique way of life of a group of people?
3. what ancient city was founded on the banks of the euphrates river?
4. what economic activity characterized the advanced cities in sumer?
5. what was the system of writing that the sumerian scribes created?
6. what are trade, specialized work, government, record keeping, and advanced technology characteristics of?
7. what early species of hominids was the first to migrate, to use tools, to use fire, and perhaps to develop the beginnings of spoken language?
8. the disappearance of which early species of hominids 30,000 years ago still has archaeologists baffled?
9. what ancient village, located in what is now turkey, is known for its obsidian products and colorful wall paintings?
10. what substance did sumers metalworkers create to make their tools harder than copper?

main ideas. write the letter of the best answer.

1. what time in the past does prehistoric refer to?

a. before the appearance of homo sapiens
b. before the establishment of civilizations
c. before the neolithic age
d. before the invention of writing

1. what important characteristic did lucy, the earliest hominid yet found, have?

a. opposable thumbs
b. well - developed muscles
c. very big brain
d. prehensile tail

Explanation:

1. The discovery of farming led to the Neolithic Revolution which transformed human life.
2. Culture is the unique way of life of a group of people.
3. Ur was an ancient city on the Euphrates River.
4. Trade was an economic activity in advanced Sumerian cities.
5. Cuneiform was the Sumerian writing system.
6. These are characteristics of civilization.
7. Homo erectus was an early hominid with those traits.
8. The disappearance of Neanderthals baffles archaeologists.
9. Çatal Hüyük is known for obsidian and wall - paintings.
10. Bronze was made to make tools harder than copper.
11. "Prehistoric" refers to the time before the invention of writing.
12. "Lucy" had opposable thumbs.

Answer:

1. J. Neolithic Revolution
2. C. culture
3. F. Ur
4. E. trade
5. b. cuneiform
6. G. civilization
7. d. Homo erectus
8. E. Neanderthal
9. c. Çatal Hüyük
10. a. bronze
11. d. before the invention of writing
12. a. opposable thumbs