Study Guide for HS Concepts Social Studies

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Where did human-like people probably begin?

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Africa

Front

People migrated to which continents during the Paleolithic Era?

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Asia, Europe, Australia, Americas

Front

What lifestyle did people in the Paleolithic Era have?

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Hunters-gatherers

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The Neolithic Era is believed to be the most important event in human history because people ________. Options: settled in one place, began to use metal tools, invented the wheel, started writing books

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settled in one place

Front

What does it mean to domesticate plants and animals?

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Humans change plants and animals for their own needs.

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Early civilizations began near ________ or water sources.

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rivers

Front

Çatalhöyük is known as the world's first city of ________ people.

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settled

Front

What is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers known as?

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fertile crescent

Front

What is the name of the mud-brick writing developed in Mesopotamia?

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cuneiform

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Who was the king that ruled Mesopotamia and created the world's first law system?

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King Hammurabi