The Greatest Inventors of All Time Flashcards
where was the person digging that found the human bone
Near Heidelberg Germany
What bone was found
It was the lower jaw of a human
Where was the human skull found
Germany in Neander valley
What was found in Germany Neander valley
A human skull
What is the difference between the skull that was found then a human skull today
instead f a forehead like ours today it just had 2 thick ridges above the eyebrows
Why dont we precisely know things like how long ago they lived, what were they like and how did they live?
Because these people didnt yet know how to write
What other places have people found bones
Asia and Africa
Why is it called pre history
Because it was before history
when did the neanderthal people appear
About seventy thousand years earlier then our ancestors
How long did neanderthal’s inhabit the earth
For about two hundred thousand years
How can you make a fire without matches
By rubbing two sticks together until they become so hot that they catch fire
How are these human bones found
People go digging in certain areas
What materials change slowly but regularly over a long period of time
wood, plants, and volcanic rocks
What does these materials changing over time mean
That we can work out when they grew or were formed
What were probably the earliest tools to be invented
sticks and stones
