GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES

PREHISTORY UNIT 2007: September 4th - September 14th
Ms. Bancroft & Ms. Poller

The assignment is DUE:  Tuesday, September 11th (classes 3,4,5) or Wednesday, September 12th (classes 1,2) at the beginning of class.

I.  Read Chapter 1: pages 25-30 and Chapter 2, pages 32-46.

II. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.  Use information from the textbook as well as background knowledge and information from class to answer the questions.

  1.  
    1. Describe the Rosetta Stone.
    2. How did the Rosetta Stone help archaeologists and historians?
  2. Carbon-14 is used as a dating tool, or a way of determining how old something is.  How does Carbon-14 work as a dating tool?
  3. How did the discovery of fire change peoples’ lives?  Describe at least three effects of the use of fire.
  4.  
    1. Describe two characteristics of the Neanderthals
    2. Describe two characteristics of the Cro-Magnons. 
    3. Which group’s achievements do you think are more important?  Why?
  5.  
    1. What was the Neolithic Revolution?  
    2. Describe the effects of the Neolithic Revolution on culture and society. 

III. VOCABULARY

DEFINE each word in your own words.

      1. Artifact
      2. Excavate
      3. Prehistory
      4. Specialization
      5. Domesticated

For a “4”, choose from ONE of the following:

Answer as a well-developed paragraph:            Which achievement of prehistoric people had the biggest impact on the modern world?  Explain your choice.

OR

Create illustrations or cartoons of the five vocabulary words that clearly show the meaning of each word.

The assignment is DUE:  Tuesday, September 11th (for classes 3,4,5) or Wednesday, September 12th  (for classes 1,2) at the beginning of class.