Chapter 1 Big Kahuna

Question 0

Scientist who studies human life in the past by examining the things that people left behind

Answer 0

Archaeologists

Question 1

Study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture

Answer 1

Anthropology

Question 2

Time before humans invented writing

Answer 2

Prehistory

Question 3

Preserved remains of ancient human, animal, or plant

Answer 3

Fossil

Question 4

Scientist who studies the physical materials of the Earth itself, such as soil and rocks

Answer 4

Geologist

Question 5

Object made by a human being

Answer 5

Artifact

Question 6

Person who lives by hunting animals and gathering plants

Answer 6

Hunter-gatherer

Question 7

Tools and skills people use to meet their needs and wants

Answer 7

Technology

Question 8

Beliefs, customs, practices and behavior of a particular nation of group of people

Answer 8

Culture

Question 9

Person who moves from place to place without a permanent home

Answer 9

Nomads

Question 10

To become inhabitant of a place

Answer 10

Populate

Question 11

Movement of people from one place to another

Answer 11

Migration

Question 12

Surroundings

Answer 12

Environment

Question 13

Change

Answer 13

Adapt

Question 14

Groups of families with a common ancestor

Answer 14

Clans

Question 15

Beliefs that the natural world is full of spirits

Answer 15

Animism

Question 16

Describe 3 ways in which Stone Age humans adapted to their environment during the last Ice Age

Answer 16

1. Followed animals that migrated
2. Adapted to colder environments
3. Formed larger communities

Question 17

Explain how scientists used radioactive dating to determine the age of an object

Answer 17

Both living things and rock contain radioactive elements that decay and scientists measure the amount of radioactive elements that remain in the fossil to determine its age.

Question 18

How did the ability to use fire influence where early humans were able to live?

Answer 18

Allowed them to move to new places where it is cold, cook, and complete tasks at night

Question 19

Discovered 3.5 ft. tall woman in Ethiopia called Lucy

Answer 19

Donald Johanson

Question 20

Discovered a human and named her Ardi

Answer 20

Tim White

Question 21

Found human like skull in country of Chad

Answer 21

Michael Brunet

Question 22

Paleolithic Era humans learned to make __ and use ______.

Answer 22

Tools and fire

Question 23

Short, sturdy skeletons and had very simple language skills

Answer 23

Neanderthals

Question 24

Name “wise people” who had taller, slimmer bodies with complex language skills

Answer 24

Homo sapiens

Question 25

Name and describe the 2 theories of migration

Answer 25

1st theory- Homo Sapiens originated in Africa and migrated to other regions
2nd theory- large brained humans deviled separately in many different parts and mixed together to from one group called Homo Sapiens

Question 26

What did moving glaciers create

Answer 26

a. Mountains
b. lakes
c. Rivers

Question 27

What happened because much of the Earth’s water was frozen in glaciers?

Answer 27

a. rainfall decreased
b. grasslands became deserts
c. sea levels dropped to expose new land

Question 28

Why did they form larger communities?

Answer 28

a. To hunt larger animals

b. defend the community against attack

Question 29

How do we know that early humans developed a more complex culture?

Answer 29

Because of the evidence of art and religious beliefs and practices

Question 30

When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are not as __ as those found in deeper layers

Answer 30

Old

Question 31

Which fossil find was located in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania?

Answer 31

The Leakey’s discovery

Question 32

Which technology had a major effect on early human development?

Answer 32

Use of Fire

Question 33

If the “out of Africa” theory of human migration is correct, Homo sapien fossil remains found nearest to Africa should be _ than those found further from Africa.

Answer 33

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