Ch. 2 Early People/Stone Ages

Which type of ancient housing came FIRST?

First to bury their dead, possibly indicating religious beliefs

Huge stones used as monuments, possibly for religious ceremonies

Which was the earliest skill hominids developed?

Could create fire

Which was the first weapon, and who used it?

What defines a hominid?

Language developed in the Stone Age for all the following reasons except...

Which continent are scientists not sure of as to how early humans got there?

What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?

The Iceman, discovered in the Alps of Italy in 1991, is also known as

What event contributed most to the development of agriculture?

Name means "wise man"

Which continent are scientists not sure about as to how early humans migrated there?

Where did the Neolithic Revolution begin?

The first weapon was the bow and arrow and was used by Neanderthals.

Homo erectus learned to use fire and migrated out of Africa to Europe.

The Old Stone Age is also called the

Where did early humans migrate to last?

On which continent do we think agriculture started?

What was the most important development in the New Stone Age?

Which is NOT a use of domesticated animals in the Neolithic Age?

Which is NOT a type of early home to hominids?

Which animal was first to be domesticated?

Which species means "handy man?"

A community of people who share a common culture

The earliest homids

Could control fire

Early people probably learned about fire from rubbing two rocks together.

What were the two most important events advancements of the Mesolithic Era?

Why is the study of ancient bones important to us today?

What effect did the ice ages have on early humans?

The earliest tools are thought to be used to

The time before writing

How did early humans migrate to other continents?

Which was NOT an early crop grown in Asia?

Which is the correct order of Stone Ages?

Migrated to every continent but Antarctica

The first skeleton to show that hominids could walk upright and had opposable thumbs.

Which was NOT a tool developed in the Middle Stone Age?

Where did early hominids appear first?

During the period of migration in the Ice Ages, early hominid species died out.

Early religions were based on...

Catal Huyuk was a Neolithic farming village found in the modern day country of

Scientists divide the Stone Age into three periods based on the use of language.