| Hominids | ||
| #1 | This early hominid was short, not very smart, and couldn't use tools or build a shelter. It walked upright, and a famous one may have died falling out of a tree. |
Austrolopithecus (Lucy) |
| #2 | This early hominid was the first to use tools. |
Homo Habilis, 'Handy Man' |
| #3 | This is the name for the early human who had the ability to communicate via language. | Homo Sapien, 'Modern Human,' |
| #4 | This early hominid was the first to use fire. | Homo Erectus, 'Upright Man' |
| #5 | This was the main reason Homo Sapiens beat out Neanderthals. | The ability to communicate. |
| Hunter-Gatherers | ||
| #1 | early humans hunted using tools made out of | stone |
| #2 | oldest human remains were found on what continent | africa |
| #3 | early humans lived in groups of 10 or 12 people, called _______ | bands |
| #4 | people that travel from place to place with the seasons | nomad |
| #5 | These were a sign that early humans were developing a complex culture | cave paintings |
| Vocabulary | ||
| #1 | hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago | Fossil |
| #2 | Someone who learns about the past by studying artifacts left behind. | Archaeologist |
| #3 | Stone Age is called the ________ Era | Paleolithic |
| #4 | an ancestor of early humans | hominid |
| #5 | Archaeologists _____ or uncover artifacts from the past. | Excavate |
| The Ice Age | ||
| #1 | Otzi's axe was made out of this material | Copper |
| #2 | Otzi had these two injuries | shot in the back and head injury |
| #3 | during the ice age, how did early humans migrate from asia to north america (lower sea levels causes this) | land bridges |
| #4 | what ability allowed early humans to survive the ice age, being able to _____ to new environments | being able to ADAPT to new environments |
| #5 | Where was Otzi's body found? (continent) | Europe |
| Random! | ||
| #1 | This giant creature with tusks and hair went extinct during the Ice Age | Woolly Mammoth |
| #2 | this skill (being able to make ____) had the largest effect on early human development | fire |
| #3 | this tool was important during the ice age because it allowed early humans to make clothes | bone needle |
| #4 | this is the reason why the Lascaux caves were closed | tourists changed the climate of the caves |
| #5 | two reasons why they think otzi was murdered by someone he knew | full stomach, arrow removed/not axe |
| Final Question | |
| 1. Put the following hominids in order and write which was the first to use tools, use fire, and use a language (homo habilis, homo erectus, neanderthal, homo sapien, austrolopithecus). 2. Pick a tool or skill, and give 3 reasons why it was the most important for early human survival. | 1. Order: Austrolopithecus, Homo Habilis (tools), Homo Erectus (fire), Neanderthal, Homo Sapien (language). 2. Answers can vary. |