Homo Habilis, 'Handy Man'
Austrolopithecus (Lucy)
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.
This early hominid was the first to use tools.
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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) |
This early hominid was the first to use tools. | Homo Habilis, 'Handy Man' |
This is the name for the early human who had the ability to communicate via language. | Homo Sapien, 'Modern Human,' |
This early hominid was the first to use fire. | Homo Erectus, 'Upright Man' |
This was the main reason Homo Sapiens beat out Neanderthals. | The ability to communicate. |
early humans hunted using tools made out of | stone |
oldest human remains were found on what continent | africa |
early humans lived in groups of 10 or 12 people, called _______ | bands |
people that travel from place to place with the seasons | nomad |
These were a sign that early humans were developing a complex culture | cave paintings |
hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago | Fossil |
Someone who learns about the past by studying artifacts left behind. | Archaeologist |
Stone Age is called the ________ Era | Paleolithic |
an ancestor of early humans | hominid |
Archaeologists _____ or uncover artifacts from the past. | Excavate |
Otzi's axe was made out of this material | Copper |
Otzi had these two injuries | shot in the back and head injury |
during the ice age, how did early humans migrate from asia to north america (lower sea levels causes this) | land bridges |
what ability allowed early humans to survive the ice age, being able to _____ to new environments | being able to ADAPT to new environments |
Where was Otzi's body found? (continent) | Europe |
This giant creature with tusks and hair went extinct during the Ice Age | Woolly Mammoth |
this skill (being able to make ____) had the largest effect on early human development | fire |
this tool was important during the ice age because it allowed early humans to make clothes | bone needle |
this is the reason why the Lascaux caves were closed | tourists changed the climate of the caves |
two reasons why they think otzi was murdered by someone he knew | full stomach, arrow removed/not axe |