sociologist
Stone Age people
what type of lifestyle did they have?
nomadic
how did early humans obtain food?
gathering, hunting, and fishing
The Paleolithic era included many freezing periods known as…..
Ice ages
Stone Age people didn’t start all over the world, they started in one specific location. Which is…
africa
Define anthropology
the study of human societies and their development
Stone Age people
what type of groups did they live in?
small groups
Most prehistoric people found that this helped them gain most of their calories….
Gathering
During the colder climates, humans and many different animals migrated in this direction to find warmer environment..
the south
increasing in our brain capacity, learning how to walk more effectively and having smaller teeth…..
evolving
Why do anthropologists study present and past societies?
To obtain an appreciations of cultural diversity
Stone Age people
most common type of art work found in there caves?
animal paintings
Early humans shared their food often with the whole group. This helped build what exactly?
Cooperation?
during ice ages, sea levels dropped so much you could almost walk to new continents….
Drop
Fossils like “Lucy” was found in the same place shows that’s early humans first lived..
east africa
The fossil find “Lucy” discovered by Donald Johansson, belongs to this famous hominin species
what are Australopithecus afarensis?
Stone Age groups
what evidence shows that those groups cooperated socially?
shared tools, group hunts, shared food and caring for the injured
In the Early Paleolithic period, humans had relied more on this method of getting meat before they became better hunters. What was it?
Scavengering
creating/making warmer clothes and different types of shelters when the world became colder is called…
adaptations
Later on, humans became more efficient in creating art and making tools because they finally had unlocked this mental capability…
Stone Age people
how did the invention of controlled fire change there societies?
safer nights, protection from predators, warmth
In the late Paleolithic period, their tools became more advanced, this helped increase in the access to fish and smaller animals. This shows there diet became more….
Diverse/varied
When plants were less accessible when the weather became colder, humans found themselves eating more of…
meat
Grasslands to caves and coasts, these humans lived almost everywhere. These living spaces were called…
habitats