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1. fossilized

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adj. having been preserved in a hard form

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2. Homo sapiens

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n. the species to which humans belong

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3. hunter-gatherers

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n. people who travel from place to place and live by hunting and foraging

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4. millennia

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n. a period of time lasting thousands of years

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5. scavenge

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v. to collect food by searching through what has been left behind

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6. vegetation

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n. plant life found in a particular area

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7. nomadic

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adj. moving around often

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8. communal

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adj. shared by all the members of a group or community

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9. migration

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n. movement of a group of people to live in a new place

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10. collectively

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adv. as part of a group .

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permanent

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adj. lasting for a long time and staying unchanged

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1. What theory was supported by the discovery of Herto Man?

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Modern humans first lived in Africa and then migrated to other parts of the world.

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2. What did scientists find along with the fossilized skull of Herto-Man?

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Modern humans first lived in Africa and then migrated to other parts of the world.

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conclusion did they draw from this find?

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What did scientists find along with the fossilized skull of Herto-Man? What conclusion did they draw from this find?

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Scientists found a lot of stone tools and the scratched-up bones of a hippopotamus. They concluded that Herto Man knew how to kill large animals and butcher them for their meat.

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concluded that Herto Man knew how to kill large animals and butcher them for their meat.

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3. How did scientists conclude that Herto Man knew how to kill large animals and butcher them for their meat?

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Because the tools and scratched bones were found together, the scientists concluded that the tools had caused the scratching on the bones., The scratching had been caused by people separating meat from the bones to get food.

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butcher them for their meat?

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Because the tools and scratched bones were found together

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the scientists concluded that the

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tools had caused the scratching on the bones.

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The scratching had been caused by people

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4. What tools and weapons did hunter-gatherers develop?

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Hunter-gatherers developed sharp stones and bones for cutting

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then simple axes. Later

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are believed to have carved wooden spears. Eventually

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spears with sharp stone tips were used.

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5. How did hunter-gatherers know where to find the animals they hunted?

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They knew the habits and patterns of the animals they hunted.

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6. In which directions did the first groups who left Africa travel out of the continent?

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The first groups who left Africa traveled north and east.

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7. How did humans get from Asia to North America?

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Humans got from Asia to North America by crossing a land bridge that is now under the sea or

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traveling by boat along the shoreline.

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8. When the first migrants left Africa

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what conditions were similar in the new places

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where they arrived?

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The first migrants most likely ended up in new places with climates similar to Africa. This

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provided them with similar types of food.

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9. When the first migrants out of Africa reached new places

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why did they begin to

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construct more permanent homes and build settlements?

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Because there was an abundance of animals for food in the new places

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the migrants from

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Africa did not have to move around in search of food. Because they could settle

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they could

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construct permanent homes.