Neanderthals Flashcards
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Homo neanderthalensis were highly adapted to life in?
A
Cold Northern Europe
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Homo neanderthalensis lived mainly in?
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Europe
70-40,000 years ago
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Q
The Neanderthal man had:
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Heavy brow ridges Sloping forehead Bump on the back of the head Very muscular and strong Large joints and hands
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Q
What culture was their tools?
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Mousterian culture
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Q
How did they make tools?
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Made stone flakes by breaking flakes off a stone core: then used a softer hammer of bone or antler to refine the flake
Pressure-flaking to sharpen the knife
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Q
In cold winters they relied on?
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Meat
Mainly ate large animals
6
Q
Also used bones, fur and sinews for?
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Clothing
Shelters
Tools
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Q
For hunting Neanderthals worked together in?
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Large groups
Planned their hunting expeditions
Used fire
Built traps
8
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Used division of labour which meant:
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Men = hunters
Women and children = gatherers nearer home base
9
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Homes mainly in?
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Caves
