Topic 1 lesson 1

Question 1

anthropology

Answer 1

the study of how human beings behave, how they act together, where they came from, and what makes one group of people different from another.

Question 2

archaeologists

Answer 2

study human life in the past by examining the things that people left behind.

Question 3

prehistory

Answer 3

the time before written records.

Question 4

fossils

Answer 4

are hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago.

Question 5

geologists

Answer 5

scientists who study the physical materials of earth its self.

Question 6

artifacts

Answer 6

anything made and used by humans.

Question 7

hunter-gatherers

Answer 7

they lived by hunting small animals and gathering plants. Also scavenged for food left by predators, formed societies and developed ways to improve thier chances for survival.

Question 8

culture

Answer 8

includes the many different elements that make up the way of life of a people.