01 - The Greatest Inventors of All Time Flashcards
What did someone come across when they were digging deep underground in Heidelberg, Germany?
A human bone; lower jaw
Where did someone come across a human bone when they were digging deep underground?
Heidelberg, Germany
In what location and on another occasion was another human skull found?
Germany, Neander valley
What was different about the forehead of the human skull that was found in Neander valley, Germany compared to normal human skulls?
Instead of a forehead like ours, it just had two thick ridges above the eyebrows.
Based off of this article, what certain materials did scientists discover?
Wood, plants, and volcanic rocks, change slowly but regularly over a very long period of time
What did cavemen invent?
Talking
What were “probably” the earliest tools invented by someone?
Sticks and stones
Which are some of the things that cavemen invented.
Pictures, talking
How long did the Ice Age last?
Many tens of thousands of years
What are some types of animals that lived in the Ice Age?
Elephants, wooly mammoths with long tusks long bearded eagles
What did people find that made the process of making tools more convenient?
Metals
When did people discover metals?
4000 BCE
What is a mixture of tiny and copper called?
Bronze
What made up the Bronze Age?
Helmets, swords, axes, cauldrons, bracelets, and necklaces
According to the article what comes before “history”?
Prehistory