Early Human Study Guide

The modern and intelligent human of today.

Which word best describes; the process of taming an animal or the cultivation of a plant for food.

Which word best describes; the first to use stone tools, early form of hominids.

The study of ancient materials and physical remains of prehistoric humans is referred to as ___________________.

The hominid skeleton was named _________________  , after a Beatles song.

Which word best describes; a person who studies human history and analyzes ancient artifacts.

Hunter-gatherers were ____________________who migrated frequently.

a prehistoric period where weapons and tools were made of stone or organic materials such as bone and wood.

One of the first human ancestors able to use stone tools.

The first civilizations started in the mountains of Asia.

Humans invented the bow and arrow in the Bronze Age.

Which word best describes; food is obtained by foraging (collecting wild plants and pursuing wild animals).

Which word best describes; the early phase of the Stone Age.

Louis and Mary ______________ were a team of archaeologists who discovered fossils of the early hominids in East Africa.

Humans made tools from metal in the Paleolithic Age

Which word best describes  "upright man”

As___________________________ began to melt away, hominids decided to migrate to new areas.

Almost all humans in the Paleolithic Age___________

Government, Writing, and Religion are characteristics of civilization.

Lived in caves

Used hand axes and tools to work the land

Neolithic humans settled in large fishing villages.

Earliest forms of communication were expressed in __________________________.

Lived in hut and permanent settlements

Learned how to make fire.

Which word best describes; primate mammals that includes recent humans and extinct ancestral related forms.