Era Overview: Foundations of World
History - Sections 1-6 Answers
How did early humans spread around the world? - ANSAll the early humans started in Aftrica
and the more fit people migrated out from Africa and moved around Europe and into Autrailia
What happened after people began to settle down? - ANSThey turned to to advancing
agriculture and clothes and other such things. Their differant populations also began to grow.
Where did the first civilizations emerge? - ANS5,000 years later after the people began to settle
down civilizations developed to empires. They developed near lakes, oceans, rivers, and so on
so they could have water.
How did humans progress from bands of hunter-gatherers to the great civilizations of the
ancient world? - ANSThey started out hunting and gathering and evenually the more fit people
traveled around Europe and to Autrailia. After that they began to start settling down and started
dong agricultre and producing more things. After about 5,000 years the populations had grown
and they advanced in agriculture and just basically everything and began to grow until they were
huge civilizations. That is probably where the first forms of some type of government started and
then eventually afer more time and more advancement they turned into empires and so on.
How did hunter-gatherer societies
secure their food supply? - ANSThey moved around constantly so they wouldn't just kill all the
animals in one place and then starve.
How did the Stone Age get its name? - ANSIt got it's name from the emergence of stone tools
and metal tools.
How could hunter-gatherers make
use of a stone with a jagged edge? - ANSThey used it to cut wood, open nuts and open bones
for the marrow. They also used them for hunting and fighting, digging, and to gather edible
roots.
What dramatic changes in tools took
place near the end of the Paleolithic
period? - ANSThe spear was invented and used for hunting and throwing, the needle made
from bone was also used to stitch clothing. They also made thinner arrow heads and blades.
How did early humans maintain a successful hunting-and gathering economy? - ANSThey
maintained it by moving. They would have failed at that lifestyle if they weren't mobile. Since
they were mobile they could always have enough food and just succeeded in their economy.
History - Sections 1-6 Answers
How did early humans spread around the world? - ANSAll the early humans started in Aftrica
and the more fit people migrated out from Africa and moved around Europe and into Autrailia
What happened after people began to settle down? - ANSThey turned to to advancing
agriculture and clothes and other such things. Their differant populations also began to grow.
Where did the first civilizations emerge? - ANS5,000 years later after the people began to settle
down civilizations developed to empires. They developed near lakes, oceans, rivers, and so on
so they could have water.
How did humans progress from bands of hunter-gatherers to the great civilizations of the
ancient world? - ANSThey started out hunting and gathering and evenually the more fit people
traveled around Europe and to Autrailia. After that they began to start settling down and started
dong agricultre and producing more things. After about 5,000 years the populations had grown
and they advanced in agriculture and just basically everything and began to grow until they were
huge civilizations. That is probably where the first forms of some type of government started and
then eventually afer more time and more advancement they turned into empires and so on.
How did hunter-gatherer societies
secure their food supply? - ANSThey moved around constantly so they wouldn't just kill all the
animals in one place and then starve.
How did the Stone Age get its name? - ANSIt got it's name from the emergence of stone tools
and metal tools.
How could hunter-gatherers make
use of a stone with a jagged edge? - ANSThey used it to cut wood, open nuts and open bones
for the marrow. They also used them for hunting and fighting, digging, and to gather edible
roots.
What dramatic changes in tools took
place near the end of the Paleolithic
period? - ANSThe spear was invented and used for hunting and throwing, the needle made
from bone was also used to stitch clothing. They also made thinner arrow heads and blades.
How did early humans maintain a successful hunting-and gathering economy? - ANSThey
maintained it by moving. They would have failed at that lifestyle if they weren't mobile. Since
they were mobile they could always have enough food and just succeeded in their economy.
