History 201 Online
A Feature that separated Homo sapiens from other hominid species
larger forebrains, which allowed for the use of symbolic language
All of the following changes were brought about by the development of agriculture
population growth, an increase in materialism, and a less healthy diet for most farmers.
megafaunal extinction
Die-off of large animals due to climate change and/or human hunting.
What kinds of difficulties do scholars encounter when using anthropological studies of modern-day foraging societies?
Modern foraging societies live in marginal areas today, and in early societies they lived in productive lands.
One of the most important causes of the Agricultural Revolution was
climate change
the following was present at Çatal Hüyük
evidence of cultural activities: paintings and artwork
By ________ BCE, human beings had spread to nearly every habitable part of the globe.
13,000
Who were the Magdalenians?
A settled, foraging people who lived off reindeer meat in southern France
Homo habilis and Homo erectus are both examples of
Hominids
World History
World History examines most of the same subjects as other types of history, but with a long-term and comparative perspective.