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Early Humans (SS 6)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| historian | person who studies and writes about human past |
| archaeologist | person who hunts for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might have once been |
| artifacts | weapons, tools, and other things made by humans |
| fossils | traces of plants and animals that have been preserved in rock |
| anthropologist | person who focuses on human society; they study how humans developed and how they related to one another |
| nomad | person who regularly moves from place to place |
| technology | tools and methods to help humans perform tasks |
| domesticate | to tame animals and plants for human use |
| specialization | the development of different types of jobs |
| prehistory | the time period before people developed writing |
| Early period of human history is called the _______________________ because of the material used to make tools and weapons. | Stone Age |
| The Old Stone Age is also known as the _______________________ period. | Paleolithic |
| ______________________ watched the kids near camp and gathered berries, nuts and grains. | Women |
| ______________________ primarily hunted. | Men |
| Examples of Paleolithic ______________________ are spears, bows & arrows, and traps. | inventions |
| People ___________________ to their environment in order to survive. | adapted |
| Paleolithic people learned to tame __________________. | fire |
| The __________________________ were periods of extreme cold and were dangerous for human survival. | Ice Ages |
| Paleolithic people developed a _________________ language. | spoken |
| The Paleolithic ________________ drawings may have had religious meaning. | cave |
| The New Stone Age is also known as the ___________________ Age. | Neolithic |
| Neolithic people learned to _____________________ animals and grow food. | domesticate |
| Farming was important because people could now form small ___________________________. | settlements |
| The _____________________ revolution changed the way people lived! | farming |
| The earliest villages started in Europe, India, Egypt, China and _________________. | Mexico |
| There were MANY ____________________ of living in settlements: more food, healthier, increase in population (more workers!), specialization, trade started, craftspeople and more advances in technology. | benefits |
Created by:
Mrs. Zoeller