World History 2.1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
prehistory | Historians call this the time before there was writing. |
hominid | An early ancestor of humans. |
Louis Leakey | He found hominid remains that he called Homo habilis, or "handy man." |
Homo erectus | "upright man." |
tool | It is any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task. |
Paleolithic (pay-lee-uh-li-thik) Era | The first part of the Stone Age, or Old Stone Age. |
society | It is a community of people who share a common culture. |
hunter-gatherers | People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive. |
Homo Sapians | Name means "wise man" Appeared in Africa about 200,000 years ago.They migrated around the world, created fire and tools, and developed language. |
Australopithecus | Name means "southern ape". appeared in Africa about 4-5 millions years ago. stood upright and walked on two legs. Brain was 1/3 the size of modern humans. |
Homo Habilis | Name means "handy man" appeared in Africa about 2.4 million years ago. used stone tools for chopping and scrapping. Brain was 1/2 the size of modern humans. |
Donald Johanson | He discovered the bones of Lucy, an early hominid that lived more than 3 million years ago. |
Mary Leaky | She found some of the earliest ancestors of humans in Olduvai Gorge. |
Ancestor | It is a relative who lived in the past. |
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