Ch. 2

According to scientists, the early hominids of Africa migrated to which continent 1st?

Some of the first tools used to cut or scrape roots, meet,or bones were called _______________.

The 1st part of the Stone Age aka - Old Stone Age

The Iceman was found in the Alps in which country?

During the ice ages, ocean levels __________________.

Which type of hominid means "upright man?"

To move to a new place

Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task

People who hunt animals & gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, & nuts to survive.

During the _________________ Era, canoes, bow & arrows, fish hooks, and pottery first appeared.

During which era did people learn to make fire?

Which hominid is known as the "handy man?"

A community of people who share a common culture.

Which type of hominid is known as the "wise man?"

Process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans

Which type of hominid's brain is about 1/2 the size of modern humans?

Which anthropologist discovered Lucy?

Huge stones used as monuments or site for religious gatherings

A strip of land connecting 2 CONTINENTS

A relative who lived in the past

Long periods of freezing weather

The Middle Stone Age, defined by more complex tools, is often called the ________________ Era.

The time before there was writing

Which archaeologist discovered the bones of hominids FIRST?

What were the 1st human-made shelters called?

By 9,000 BC, humans lived on all of the continents EXCEPT

Farming

Which country in East Africa is home to the oldest tools ever discovered?

An early ancestor of humans

During the New Stone Age, or _____________ Era, people learned to make fire & polish stones.