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Chapter 1Early Humans
Section #1
Early Humansp9-12
What do you call people who study the past?
Historians
#1
What do you call the time period BEFORE people knew how to write?
Pre-history
#2
What do you call scientists who study artifacts?
archaeologists
#3
What do you call items that were made by humans and dug up and studied by archaeologists ?
artifacts
#4
What do you call traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock?
fossils
#5
What do you call scientists who study human society, how humans developed and how they related to one another?
Anthropologists
#6
What do you call the time period when people used stone to make weapons and tools?
The Stone Age
#7
What is the earliest part of the Stone Age called?
The Paleolithic Age
#8
Someone who moves from place to place in search of food is called a ___.
nomad
#9
What was the “life changing” discovery made by Paleolithic people?
The invention of fire
#10
The time period when many parts of the world were covered by large sheets of ice was called the ___.
Ice Age
#11
How did humans adapt to cold during Paleolithic times?
- They changed their diets- They built sturdier shelters- They made clothing from animal shelters
#11
How did the development of a a spoken language help Paleolithic people?
#12
It made it easier for them to work with each other and pass along
knowledge.
The use of tools and methods to help humans perform tasks is called ___.
technology
#13
What type of art are people from the Paleolithic Age known for?
cave paintings
#14
___ is a hard stone used to make tools.
flint
#15
Name 3 of the earliest pieces of technology from the Paleolithic time period.
- hand axes- hunting spears- fishhooks- needles
#16
- food choppers- hunting spears- fishhooks- meat scrapers
Neolithic Timesp13-15
What is another name for the “New Stone Age?”
Neolithic Age
#1
What term means “to tame animals and plants for human use.”
domesticate
#2
How did domesticated animals help humans?
- Humans used them for food (meat and milk)- Humans used to wool to make clothing- The animals would pull carts- The animals could carry goods
#3
What event marked the change from the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age?
People learned how to grow food so they could stay in one place.
#4
What phrase do historians use to describe the changes during the Neolithic times?
The farming revolution
#5
True or False –
Farming begin in Asia and spread to other parts of the world.
False – people in different parts of the world discovered how to grow crops at about the same time.
#6
In what part of the world were the earliest known communities found?
The Middle East
#7
Name two of the most well-known Neolithic communities.
Jericho and
Catal Huyuk
#8
What types of homes did people in Neolithic times live in?
mud-brick
#9
What were some advantages of the “settled life” of Neolithic people?
- A steady food supply- The size of the population grew- More security
#10
What were some advantages of the “settled life” of Neolithic people?
- A steady food supply- The size of the population grew- More security
#11
When people learn the skills to concentrate on one job it is called ___.
specialization
#12
Another term used to describe craftspeople, or people who made items such as pottery was ___.
artisans
#13
A Neolithic man whose well preserved body was discovered in 1991.
Otzi
#14
What were some technological advancements during the Neolithic Age?
- Better tools (such as the sickle)- Copper tools
#15
Paleolithic or Neolithic?
Men hunted animals and women gathered nuts and berries.
Paleolithic
#16
Paleolithic or Neolithic?
People began to farm in permanent villages.
Neolithic
#17
Paleolithic or Neolithic?
People specialized in certain jobs.
Neolithic
#18
Paleolithic or Neolithic?
People developed a spoken language.
Paleolithic
#19
Paleolithic or Neolithic?
People built shelters and buildings to worship in.
Neolithic
#20
Paleolithic or Neolithic?
People made tools out of copper.
Neolithic
#21
Paleolithic or Neolithic?
People learned to make fire.
Paleolithic
#22
Paleolithic or Neolithic?
People learned to make fire.
Paleolithic
#23
Paleolithic or Neolithic?
People painted pictures of animals inside caves.
Paleolithic
#24