StoneAgea period of timeduring which earlyhumans made lastingtools and weaponsmainly from stone;the earliest knownperiod of humanculturecivilizationa society withcities, a centralgovernment, jobspecialization,and socialclassesthe ability tomakevaluable itemsand to tradethese itemsthis wasimportant inthe growth andspread of earlycivilizationssocialclassa group ofpeople withsimilarbackgrounds,incomes, andways of livingprehistorytimebeforewriting wasinventedwritten andotherrecordedevents ofpeoplehistoryirrigationsupplyingland withwater througha network ofcanalspopulationgrowthhavingsurplusfood ledto thisfertilerich in thesubstancesplants need togrow well;describes soiland landthey tell how asociety livedand what thepeopleconsideredimportantwhyhistorians areinterested inoral traditionscitiesthese were morelikely to developwhere rich soilcreated largesurpluses of food,and where therewas a water sourceBronzeThis metal, madeby mixing copperand tin, was usedto make weapons,tools, helmets, andshieldsgeographythe study ofthe Earth'ssurface andthe processesthat shape itsurplusmorethan isneededwheelandaxlethe invention ofthis around 3500BC, allowedgoods to betransportedmore easilyprosperitythe condition ofbeing successfulor thriving,especiallyeconomic well-beingdomesticateto adapt wildplants for humanuse; tame wildanimals andbreed them forhuman usea personwho hasno settledhomenomadfarmingthe firsthumans to dothis enteredthe NewStone Age,firebetween1,400,000 and500,000 yearsago, humanancestors learnedhow to use thisa scientist whoexaminesobjects tolearn about thehuman pastarcheologistriversthe Nile, Tigris,Euphrates,Huang, andIndus areexamples oftheseartisana worker whois especiallyskilled atcrafting itemsby handoraltraditionsstories pastdownthrough wordof mouthStoneAgea period of timeduring which earlyhumans made lastingtools and weaponsmainly from stone;the earliest knownperiod of humanculturecivilizationa society withcities, a centralgovernment, jobspecialization,and socialclassesthe ability tomakevaluable itemsand to tradethese itemsthis wasimportant inthe growth andspread of earlycivilizationssocialclassa group ofpeople withsimilarbackgrounds,incomes, andways of livingprehistorytimebeforewriting wasinventedwritten andotherrecordedevents ofpeoplehistoryirrigationsupplyingland withwater througha network ofcanalspopulationgrowthhavingsurplusfood ledto thisfertilerich in thesubstancesplants need togrow well;describes soiland landthey tell how asociety livedand what thepeopleconsideredimportantwhyhistorians areinterested inoral traditionscitiesthese were morelikely to developwhere rich soilcreated largesurpluses of food,and where therewas a water sourceBronzeThis metal, madeby mixing copperand tin, was usedto make weapons,tools, helmets, andshieldsgeographythe study ofthe Earth'ssurface andthe processesthat shape itsurplusmorethan isneededwheelandaxlethe invention ofthis around 3500BC, allowedgoods to betransportedmore easilyprosperitythe condition ofbeing successfulor thriving,especiallyeconomic well-beingdomesticateto adapt wildplants for humanuse; tame wildanimals andbreed them forhuman usea personwho hasno settledhomenomadfarmingthe firsthumans to dothis enteredthe NewStone Age,firebetween1,400,000 and500,000 yearsago, humanancestors learnedhow to use thisa scientist whoexaminesobjects tolearn about thehuman pastarcheologistriversthe Nile, Tigris,Euphrates,Huang, andIndus areexamples oftheseartisana worker whois especiallyskilled atcrafting itemsby handoraltraditionsstories pastdownthrough wordof mouth

The Beginnings of Human Society - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. a period of time during which early humans made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of human culture
    Stone Age
  2. a society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes
    civilization
  3. this was important in the growth and spread of early civilizations
    the ability to make valuable items and to trade these items
  4. a group of people with similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living
    social class
  5. time before writing was invented
    prehistory
  6. history
    written and other recorded events of people
  7. supplying land with water through a network of canals
    irrigation
  8. having surplus food led to this
    population growth
  9. rich in the substances plants need to grow well; describes soil and land
    fertile
  10. why historians are interested in oral traditions
    they tell how a society lived and what the people considered important
  11. these were more likely to develop where rich soil created large surpluses of food, and where there was a water source
    cities
  12. This metal, made by mixing copper and tin, was used to make weapons, tools, helmets, and shields
    Bronze
  13. the study of the Earth's surface and the processes that shape it
    geography
  14. more than is needed
    surplus
  15. the invention of this around 3500 BC, allowed goods to be transported more easily
    wheel and axle
  16. the condition of being successful or thriving, especially economic well-being
    prosperity
  17. to adapt wild plants for human use; tame wild animals and breed them for human use
    domesticate
  18. nomad
    a person who has no settled home
  19. the first humans to do this entered the New Stone Age,
    farming
  20. between 1,400,000 and 500,000 years ago, human ancestors learned how to use this
    fire
  21. archeologist
    a scientist who examines objects to learn about the human past
  22. the Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Huang, and Indus are examples of these
    rivers
  23. a worker who is especially skilled at crafting items by hand
    artisan
  24. stories past down through word of mouth
    oral traditions