Chapter 1Early Humans

Section #1

Early Humansp9-12

What do you call people who study the past?

Historians

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What do you call the time period BEFORE people knew how to write?

Pre-history

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What do you call scientists who study artifacts?

archaeologists

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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

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What do you call scientists who study human society, how humans developed and how they related to one another?

Anthropologists

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What do you call the time period when people used stone to make weapons and tools?

The Stone Age

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What is the earliest part of the Stone Age called?

The Paleolithic Age

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Someone who moves from place to place in search of food is called a ___.

nomad

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What was the “life changing” discovery made by Paleolithic people?

The invention of fire

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The time period when many parts of the world were covered by large sheets of ice was called the ___.

Ice Age

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How did humans adapt to cold during Paleolithic times?

- They changed their diets- They built sturdier shelters- They made clothing from animal shelters

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How did the development of a a spoken language help Paleolithic people?

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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

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___ is a hard stone used to make tools.

flint

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Name 3 of the earliest pieces of technology from the Paleolithic time period.

- hand axes- hunting spears- fishhooks- needles

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- food choppers- hunting spears- fishhooks- meat scrapers

Neolithic Timesp13-15

What is another name for the “New Stone Age?”

Neolithic Age

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What term means “to tame animals and plants for human use.”

domesticate

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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

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What were some advantages of the “settled life” of Neolithic people?

- A steady food supply- The size of the population grew- More security

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When people learn the skills to concentrate on one job it is called ___.

specialization

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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

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What were some technological advancements during the Neolithic Age?

- Better tools (such as the sickle)- Copper tools

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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

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Paleolithic or Neolithic?

People learned to make fire.

Paleolithic

#22

Paleolithic or Neolithic?

People learned to make fire.

Paleolithic

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Paleolithic or Neolithic?

People painted pictures of animals inside caves.

Paleolithic

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