Chapter 2 Study Guide

Mrs. M. Brown

1. A land bridge is a strip of land __________ _______ ________

2. An _____________ studies societies and cultures of various civilizations

3. The discovery of Lucy by Donald Johanson pointed to a hominid’s ability to _______ _______

that connects

two continents

anthropologist

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4. Changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans is known as

_________________________

5. Using _______ ________ greatly improved the ability of people to farm

6. The invention of ________ greatly increased early humans’ chances for survival.

domestication

large animals

tools

7. Rome was added to the Frankish Kingdom by ________A.D. 814

8. Farming allowed people in the Stone Age to _______ _________ __________

9. _______________ are people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive

10. Early peoples moved, or ________, from place to place to find their basic needs

build permanent settlements

Hunter-gatherers

migrated

11. A time of long periods of freezing weather was called the ______ _______

12. The time before writing is called _____________

ice ages

prehistory

2300 B.C. Harappan civilization begins

2200 B.C. Old Kingdom ends in Egypt

1500’s B.C. Aryans begin migrating into India

1500 B.C. Shang Dynasty established in China

1250 B.C. Hinduism begins to develop in India

13. What was happening in China about the same time that the Aryans began migrating into India?

The Shang Dynasty was being established

14. Where would you place, “In 586 B.C. the Jews are enslaved in Babylon”?

A. before 1290 B.C.

B. after 1290 B.C.

C. before 722 B.C.

D. after 722 B.C.

15. According to the map, which continent did humans reach last?

South America

16.Which things would you include in a short essay about how farming changed societies?

Safer, healthier lives

Increased chances of survival

More time for hunting and gathering food

Permanent places to live

Better ways to migrate

Can do other things rather than food gathering

No need to follow wild animals for food

Easier to find wild animals

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