Section 2: Hunter-Gatherer Societies Flashcards
1
Q
a person who moves from place to place with the seasons
A
nomad
2
Q
a way of life
A
culture
3
Q
the first modern humans
A
Homo sapiens
4
Q
a person whose food supply is small animals and wild plants
A
hunter-gatherer
5
Q
a new way of doing things
A
innovation
6
Q
About 2.5 million years ago, humans learned how to make tools out of ____
A
stone
7
Q
When people lived in wandering bands, probably the most important task for men was ______
A
hunting
8
Q
Neanderthals were the first people to ____
A
bury their dead
9
Q
Homo sapiens were taller and more athletic than Neanderthals; they also had a complex
A
language
10
Q
Name two ways that the use of fire affected early hunter-gatherer societies
A
the fire provided light and heat
11
Q
Study what?
A
firsts, inventions/discoveries, major events and dates
