Chapter 2

Question 1

prehistory

Answer 1

Historians call the time before was writing prehistory.

Question 2

hominid

Answer 2

an early ancestor of humans.

Question 3

ancertor

Answer 3

is a relative who lived in the past.

Question 4

tool

Answer 4

is any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task.

Question 5

Paleolithic Era

Answer 5

The first part of the stone age is called the Paleolithic Era or old stone age.

Question 6

society

Answer 6

is a community of people who share a common culture.

Question 7

hunter-gatherers

Answer 7

people who hunt animals and gather wild plants,seeds,fruits,and nuts to survive.

Question 8

migrate

Answer 8

move

Question 9

ice ages

Answer 9

These freezing times are called the ice ages.

Question 10

land bridge

Answer 10

abstrip of land connecting two continents.

Question 11

Mesolithic Era

Answer 11

the middle stone age.

Question 12

Neolithic Era

Answer 12

the new stone age.

Question 13

domestication

Answer 13

The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful.

Question 14

agriculture

Answer 14

farming

Question 15

megaliths

Answer 15

are huge stones used as monuments