4th Grade LA SS CH 1 Review
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an original record of a past event, usually created by someone who actually saw or participated in the event
primary source
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an object made or used by humans long ago
artifact
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a member of a nomadic group of people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing and harvesting wild food
hunter-gatherer
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someone who moves from place to place rather than settling permanently in one location
nomad
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to move from one country or place to another
migrate
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the long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions
climate
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study of events that occurred in the past
history
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people who study history are called
historians
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historians look at _______to learn more about the past
primary sources
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10 years
decade
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100 years
century
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tools that show events in chronological order
timelines
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2 different systems used to identify dates on a calendar
BC & AD
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"Before Christ"
BC
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"Anno Domini" is Latin for _______
"in the year of our Lord"
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in the ___ timeline the dates decrease, counting down to 1 AD
BC
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in the ____ timeline the dates increase, counting up from 1 AD
AD
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what does "Before Common Era" stand for
BCE
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in the ______ timeline the dates are the same as "AD" and dates increase, counting up from 1 CE
CE
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in the ______ timeline the dates decrease, counting down to 1 CE
BCE
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flints were used to make the sharp stones for hunting were called
arrowheads
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what provided light, warmth, cooking, and helped chase away threatening animals
fire
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physical geographic features of Earth's surface
landforms
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7 large bodies of land that take up most of Earth's walkable surface
continent
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historians believe that the earliest humans originated somewhere in
Africa
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why did they migrate out of Africa _______ & _________
climate change & animal migration
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the only way out of Africa by land was through _________
Southwest Asia
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a major natural barrier to migration
deserts
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it took the prehistoric people _______ years to reach the farthest corners of Asia
35,000
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the migration into Europe likely followed either its ______ or the ___________
rivers; Mediterranean coast
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what separates Asia and North America
Pacific Ocean
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years ago northeastern Asia and northwestern North America were connected by a piece of land known as
Bering Land Bridge
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the earliest known civilization is from a region in Southwest Asia called
Mesopotamia
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the migration into Europe likely followed which two routes
it's rivers or the Mediterranean coast
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why is the migration of early humans to Australia so significant
only continent not reachable by foot
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the people manage to migrate from Asia to the Americas hrough the
Bering Land Bridge