Homo Erectus
Hunting and gathering
Digging pits in the ground/covering with stones
Permanent settlements/Homes
They had the time for leisure activities, they may have used artwork for religion or teaching purposes.
Tools
Larger groups of people could live in one place, people were safer and worked together toward common goals (answers may vary)
People were able to exchange resources they had for things they needed.
Grow crops and raise animals
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans.
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
The invention of agriculture
Australopithecus Afarensis
Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis
Since people were not always concerned with food supply, they had more time to practice other skills and become good at different tasks. (answers may vary)
An archaeologist studies the remains of the past; an anthropologist studies human culture and development.
Food became scarce in one area, humans had to keep moving, hunting was dangerous and difficult
The Paleolithic Age
Nomad
Fertile Crescent
Paleolithic Age
Hunting became less dangerous because animals could be killed from a distance
Homo Habilis "handy man"
Biped/walk on two legs
Warmth, light, cooking, hunting, protection
This term means "Old Stone Age."
Australopithecus Afarensis was the first hominid to have what capability?
What does "domesticate" mean?
What is the difference between an archaeologist and an anthropologist?
Name three ways that fire helped early hominids survive.
Which capability came first: the ability to use tools or fire?
The development of agriculture meant that humans in the Neolithic Age were able to do what two things?
Name at least two problems with the way humans obtained food in the Paleolithic Age.
The first effect of a stable food supply was that humans were no longer nomads, and started building.....?
Why was it easier to establish communities after the invention of agriculture?
This word is used to describe hunter-gatherers who moved from place to place.
This type of hominid was nicknamed for their ability to use tools.
Which age came first (and lasted longer?)
How did humans in the Paleolithic Age get food?
What method was used for storing surplus (extra) food in permanent settlements?
Why was trade important?
This group of Early Hominids is the only one which still exists today.
What is the main difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Age?
This group of hominids lived between Homo Habilis and Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis.
These hominids coexisted with modern man, but eventually died out.
Explain why agriculture helped create jobs.
Remains of Neolithic villages and towns have been found in this region of Southwest Asia.
Explain why artwork indicates that Homo Sapiens Sapiens were the most advanced group of hominids.
This type of hominid was the first to walk on two legs.
How did the invention of the spear help early hominids?