Early Humans

In hunter-gatherer societies, what is the role of gatherers?

The scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence.

Last continents to be inhabited by people

During the Ice Age, sea levels dropped because water was  trapped in ____.

Why was the invention of the bow and arrow important?

On which continent do many scientists believe human life began?

Which of these statements is true of prehistoric hunters and gatherers?

In hunter-gatherer societies, what is the role of gatherers?

people without permanent homes who move from place to place

Early ancestors of humans

What do the cave paintings of early Homo sapiens reveal about these people?

It is possible that some early humans became extinct because they were not able to ____ to a changing environment.

Objects that were made and used by humans that help us to learn about past cultures.

Human patterns of ____ often matched the movement of hunted animals.

Archaeologists try to identify the makers of any tool, article of clothing, or other ____ found at a site.

Which of these regions was probably settled most recently by human beings?

This a tool historians use as a way of organizing events according to chronology

How is studying prehistory different from studying history?