01 - The Greatest Inventors Of All Time Flashcards
Where was the skull found?
Near Heidelberg Germany
What Bone was it?
A human skull
What part of the human skull?
The lower jaw
When was it alive?
Very long time ago
Who has this skull?
No one alive today
Did the skull have a forehead?
Doesn’t have a forehead
What were they good at?
Biting
Where did other people find more findings?
Asia and Africa
What is the Jaw called?
Heidelberg Jaw
Did any more bones been discovered?
More bones have been found as old as the Heidelberg jaw
Who own these jaws?
Our Ancestors
What do we call something before history?
Prehistory or Prehistoric
When did the stone age begin?
Before the Ice Age ended
What were The people called?
Cavemen
What did the Cavemen invent?
Talking and pictures
Why did the cavemen paint animals on the walls
“they believed that painting pictures of the animals on the walls would make those animals appear for food”
What do we think they were trying to do by painting animals on the wall?
Trying to invent a magic spell to get food
How long did the Ice Age last
ten of thousands of years
How did the Cavemen learn warmth?
The earth warmed up and the ice retreated to the mountains
Why did the The caveman make tools (axes etc)
The forest was dangerous because of wolves and bears
What is something that cavemen discovered?
Make pots out of clay
When did the cavemen stop painting pictures of the animals
6,000 years ago (4000BCE)
What metal were the cavemen using?
Copper
What did the cavemen discover to improve their tools
Metal