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Chp. 2 Sect. 1
The First People
Question | Answer |
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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 |