Early Man Paleolithic And Neolithic Era Flashcards
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What were the characteristics of early people?
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Several phases through many years, hominids
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Where did early man originate from and spread to?
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East Africa, later migrated across the globe
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Name the hominids
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Australopithecines, homo habilis, homo erectus, homo sapien
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What are the characteristics hominids share?
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Walked upright and opposable thumb
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Australopithecines
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- 4 million to 1 million BCE
- first to walk upright
- simple tools
- lacked complex language
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Homo habilis
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- 1.9 to 1.5 million years ago
- larger brain
- about 5ft tall
- stone tools to cut meat,etc.
- small groups
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Homo erectus
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- 1.8 to 200,000 years ago
- lived in Africa, Asia and Europe
- fully upright stance
- more complex tools
- fire
- lived in huts and had language
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Neanderthals (homo sapien)
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- 230,000 to 30,000 years ago
- hunted large animals in groups
- religious rituals
- more complex shelters
- spoken language
- died off in Europe
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Cro-Magnons (homo sapien)
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- frame identical to modern man
- 100,000 years ago
- complex tools
- semi-permanent houses
- art
- organization
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Old Stone Age =__________
- People were_______who moved around following food
- obtained food by_______ and ________
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Paleolithic age
- nomads
- hunters and gatherers
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New Stone Age= _________age (_______ to _______BCE)
-the beginning of __________ and the domestication of ________
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Neolithic , 8000 to 3000 BCE
-agriculture , animals
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Farming
- led to a _______________
- development of _____________
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- settled way of life
- civilization
12
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Five features of civilization
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- advanced cities
- advanced technology
- complex institutions
- record keeping
- specialized workers
