Human Origins Flashcards
What term describes Paleolithic man?
Hunter-gatherer
Early man migrated from what area to populate the world?
Africa
Man migrated from Asia to America via what route?
The Bering Strait
The very first tools for Paleolithic man were?
Sticks & Rocks
Cave art dates back to which time period?
The Old Stone Age
Artifacts are —?
Man-made items
What made the Neolithic Age different from the Paleolithic Age?
Paleolithic Man had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT?
Pottery & Weaving
By studying cave art, archaeologists determine —?
How people lived
What development enabled man to live as farmers?
Domestication of plants & animals
Nomadic people of the Stone Age followed the animals that most often followed what natural resource?
Rivers
The nomads of the Paleolithic era migrated in search of what?
Food & Water
When invention/technology was created last?
Wheel
The time period before history was recorded is known as —?
Pre-history
Scientists that study artifacts and past cultures are known as —?
Archaeologist
Paleolithic
Old Stone Age
Neolithic
New Stone Age
Strip of land that was exposed during the ice age that allowed migration from Asia to North America.
Land Bridge
What made it possible for Paleolithic people to survive during the ice age?
fire
Which animal from the Stone Age is now extinct?
mammoth
Where is the Stonehenge located in?
England
