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Chp. 2 Sect. 1

The First People

QuestionAnswer
prehistory Time before there was writing
hominid An early ancestor of humans
ancestor Relative who lived in the past
tool Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task
Paleolithic The first part of the Stone Age
hunter-gatherers People who hunt animals and gather wild plants,seeds, fruits, nuts to survive
Who discovers the bones of Lucy? Donald Johanson
Wh made early discoveries about prehistory? Mary Leaky
What is the earliest ancestors of humans? Australopithecus
What did Louis Leaky find? Hominid remains that he called homo-habilis
What does homo-erectus mean! Upright man, they ar from Africa
society a community of people who share a common culture
What was time before there was writing is called? Prehistory
What does ancestor mean? A relative who lived in the past.
What is a hominid? An early ancestor of humans.
What do we call any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task? A tool.
What is the Paleolithic Era? It is the Old Stone Age.
What do we call a community of people who share a common culture? Society
Who are hunter-gatherers? People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.
Who was Lucy? Lucy was an early hominid that lived more than 3 million years ago and walked on two legs.
What does Australopithecus mean? Southern Ape.
What does Homo Habilis mean? Handy man.
What does Homo Erectus mean? Upright man
What does Homo Sapiens mean? Wise man
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