Chapter 1 section 1 Flashcards
human-made objects such as tolls and jewelry
artifact
a peoples unique way of life
culture
people that study culture by studying artifacts and archaeological digs
anthropologist
people that work like detectives to uncover the history of prehistoric peoples
archaeologists
scientists that study fossils
paleontologists
creatures that walk upright
hominids
Old stone age 2.5m to 8k B.C
Paleolithic age
New stone age 8k-3k B.C.
Neolithic age
a way of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet a need
technology
type of hominid that appeared around 2.5 million years ago in Eastern Africa
Homo Habilis
type of hominid that appeared around 1.6 million years ago who began to develop technology and started to migrate to places like Asia and Europe
Homo erectus
Modern humans
Homo sapiens
started to appear around 200,000 years ago and were scattered all over Europe (have had comic strips made after them)
Neanderthal
about 40,00 years ago and were rivals of the neanderthals but were a little bit more advanced (had advanced skill)
Cro-Magnon