Early Man
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What is another name for the OLD stone age? | Paleolithic
🗑
|
||||
| What us another name for the NEW stone age? | Neolithic
🗑
|
||||
| That is another name for human-like creatures? | Hominids
🗑
|
||||
| All hominids including Homo Sapiens originated (or began) on what continent? | Africa
🗑
|
||||
| How do we know that all hominid species originate (or began) in Africa? | The oldest fossils have been found in Eastern Africa
🗑
|
||||
| Why was Early Man able to live in different climates? | Many hominid species (Early Man) were able to adapt to their environment.
🗑
|
||||
| What was the main way hominids obtained food during the paleolithic period? | Hunting, Gathering & Scavenging
🗑
|
||||
| Describe what like was like during the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Period)? | *Lived in small clans *Nomadic *Simple Tools *Simple Language *In some cases, they created cave art
🗑
|
||||
| What does Nomadic meen? | People (early humans) that move from place to place
🗑
|
||||
| Why were early humans nomadic? | Searching for food, water, or shelter.
🗑
|
||||
| What does the word CLAN mean? | A small group of people that are closely related
🗑
|
||||
| When was FIRE invented? | Paleolithic
🗑
|
||||
| Early Man adapted to their environment. Give some examples of how they adapted. | *Made tools from the bones of animals and stone *Wore animal skins to keep warm *Built shelters *Made FIRE
🗑
|
||||
| Early Man migrated from Africa to other continents. Only on species colonized Africs, Europe, Asia AND the americas. Which one? | Homo Sapiens
🗑
|
||||
| Why were Homo Sapiens albe to cross over Asia and into the Americas? | Sea levels were low during the ice ages making it possible for Homo Sapiens to cross the land bridges.
🗑
|
||||
| What does "Homo Sapiens" mean? | It means "Wise Men". Homo Sapiens are todays modern humans.
🗑
|
||||
| Why was language invented during the OLD stone age (Paleolithic Period)? | It helped early man work together to hunt animals more effectively.
🗑
|
||||
| What invention marks the end of the Paleolithic period and the beginning of the Neolithic Period? | Agriculture (The demestication of plants & animals)
🗑
|
||||
| How was life different in the Neolithic Period? | *Lived in permant homes *Lived in larger groups *created advanced tools *created pottery *began to weave clothing *specialized labor
🗑
|
||||
| What was the primary source of food for people living during the NEW stone age? | Agriculture
🗑
|
||||
| What invention allowed people to live in larger permanant homes and allowed people ro do specialized jobs? | Agricuture
🗑
|
||||
| Now that farmers were able to grow a surplus of food and store the extra food in clay jars, this allowed some people to specialize in other jobs. What were some other jobs created in the Neolithic period? | potter, weaver, soldier, priest, artistans
🗑
|
||||
| Sometimes the Neolithic period is also known as the Neolithic (Agriculture) Revelution. Why? | A revolution refers to a drastic change. There were drastic changes in the lives of people when agriculture (farming) was invented.
🗑
|
||||
| Who studies bones & artifacts to learn about past cultures? | Archaeologists
🗑
|
||||
| What are artifacts? | Man made objects such as tools, jewlry & clothing. Any man made object can become an artifact.
🗑
|
||||
| What method do scientists use to determine the age of bones or artifacts? | *How deep in the Earth the object was found *Other objects found around them *Radiocarbon Dating
🗑
|
||||
| What is the difference between prehistory and history? | *Prehistory- before the invention of writing *History- writing was invented
🗑
|
||||
| When people started to live in larger settled communitied, what do you think was created to maintain order? | Government & Laws
🗑
|
||||
| Over time, skilled artistans used metals to make stronger rools and weapons. What did they make by mixing copper & tin? | Bronze
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
ilivestrong
Popular World History sets