FLEETWOOD PARK SECONDARY
COMPARATIVE CIVILIZATIONS 12
UNIT ONE – HUMANITY BEFORE CIVILIZATION
U NIT 1 V OCABULARY L IST
Define the following terms in your own words using the class text Odyssey Through
the Ages and other reliable sources.
Civilization
Society
Culture
Anthropology
Primary Resource
Secondary Resource
Evolution
Mutations paleoanthropology
Archeology
Sociology
Economics
Metallurgy
Bronze
Copper
Agriculture Revolution
Charles Darwin
Natural Selection
The Great Leap Forward
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Hunter-gatherers
Legend
Myth
U NIT 1 Q UESTIONS
Answer the following questions in full sentences. The information to answer these questions will be provided in your readings Odyssey Through the Ages (OTTA) p. 25-
48.
1.
After reading the pg. 48 in OTTA and from notes and discussion class, answer the following question in your own words. What is civilization?
2.
How did James Ussher arrive at a date for the creation of the world? Why is this date now challenged by many people?
3.
What is the significance of the footprints discovered by Mary Leakey in the
Laetoli Beds?
4.
Briefly describe life in the Paleolithic Age.
5.
How did rivers play an important role in the early civilizations of
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China?
6.
Briefly explain Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and state why his theory was so revolutionary. How do you think the people of Darwin’s society would have reacted?
7.
What was the “Great Leap Forward”? How do the artifacts depicted both in colour plates in OTTA and in the text reflect this revolutionary change?
8.
Describe and assess the importance of the woman’s role in Paleolithic societies.
9.
What factors contributed to the Neolithic Revolution? How did the Neolithic
Revolution pave the way for the first civilizations?