Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
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

Early Hominids

QuestionAnswer
Which hominid competed with Homo Ergaster and ultimately went extinct? Neanderthal
Where are all humans said to have originated from? Africa
What was the first upright-walking human-like hominid? Homo Erectus
What were the two most important tools acquired by early humans? Fire and Language
What is the genus name for our species? Homo Sapien Sapien
How do we know so much about Neanderthals' culture? Observations of cave art and burial sites
Neolithic means what? New Stone Age
What does paleolithic mean? Old Stone Age
What is the earliest human-resembling hominid? This one did not walk upright. Austriopithicus
What is one indication that Neanderthals believed in an afterlife? They buried their dead
How did Homo Ergaster use fire to hunt? Chased large animals off of cliffs.
Why did early humans migrate from place to place? To follow the herds of big game like bison, buffalo, etc.
How did agriculture change the traditional nomadic lifestyle into a community-based lifestyle? Early humans did not have to follow the herds, and could now settle down. Agriculture provided humans with a a reliable food source for both themselves and their domesticated animals.
Created by: fwalker1
Popular World History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards