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.