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Chapter 4:The depths
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where were the oldest human fossils found? | Africa |
| What can we learn about people by studying fossil bones? | We can learn about the past. |
| What were the characteristics of the Ice Age? | The Ice Age was 2.5 million-12,000 years ago. |
| What does Homo habilis mean? | Handy humans. |
| What does Homo sapien mean? | Wise human. |
| Why is the old stone Age called the Old Stone Age. | Its called Old Stone Age because its in the past and the tools were stone. |
| When did Cro-Magnons live? | 40,000 years ago. |
| What did Neanderthals look like? | They had bad posture,bowed legs,and sam size brains as we do. |
| Why was the developement of language important to man? | To share information,to pass knowledge/tradition,discuss advantages of tools. |
| What are:glaciers,technology,hunter gatherers? | Glaciers- Huge ice slabsTechnology- Tools to make life easierHunter-Gatherers- Homo erectus |
| Give exmaples of why improved tools were important to man throughout time. | They allowed people to take full advantage of their surroundings. |
| How did the Ice Age help man to travel/move to new continents? | If the oceans were frozen, they could walk across to a new continent. |
| What types of artifacts or things left from the past, do we use to learn about early humans? | We study fossil bones,tools, and artifacts. |
| What evidence do scientists have to prove that Neanderthals had a strong sense of comuunity? How would a strong sense of community help them to survive the Ice Age? | They took care of eachother.If they had a close relationship, they could help eachother if the other one gets sick. |