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Prehistory Test
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Question | Answer |
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What is a Hominid? | The family of mankind and their relatives. |
Who was Lucy? | A skeleton found in Africa that dates back to nearly 3 million years ago. |
Define fossil. | The Remains of a living thing. |
Define artifact | The remains of things that were made. |
What is Prehistory? | A time before written records were kept. |
What skills would people need to have to survive in the wild? | Hunting, foraging, creating a shelter, and farming. |
What understanding changed the way people lived? | Agriculture |
Why might people decide to start moving from one place to another? | Searching for food and better climate. |
What allowed early humans to reach America? | Bridges made from ice, |
Where did Early Humans Begin? | Africa |
Describe the discovery made in Lascaux, France and explain its importance. | Cave paintings from early people were discovered that provided pictures of early life. |
List an example of an artifact. | Pottery, jewelry, weapons, tools. |
List an example of a fossil. | Bones, teeth, hair, seashells, |
List 3 reasons why bodies of water were important to early humans. | Water provided a way to grow crops, bathe, food such as fish, and a route of travel. |
The Paleolithic Period was also known as | The Old Stone Age |
The Neolithic Period was also known as | The New Stone Age |
Who discovered a way to make fire? | Upright Man |
How did the discovery of fire benefit early humans? | Fire allowed early humans to their food, grow larger brains from more protein, and keep warm. |
Put these events in the correct order from earliest to latest. | Dinosaurs roamed earth. Dinosaurs died out. Early forms of hominids appeared. Early Man wandered the earth in search of food and shelter. Early Man grew crops. People settled near water. People began to build to towns and civilizations |