Vocabulary
Map Skills
Early Humans
Caves
Social Scientists
100
a man made object: clothing, tools, weapons or coins
What is an artifact?
100
the continent where the first human remains were found
What is Africa?
100
what did the four boys discover?
cave filled with animal paintings
100
detectives of the past humans
What are social scientist?
100
Where did people live? How did they use their environment to survive? what type of social scientist would ask these questions?
What are questions a geographer would ask to learn about early humans?
200
a relative that lived a long time ago
What is an ancestor?
200
4 boys found cave paintings in which country?
What is France?
200
spear throwers were made how many years ago?
18,000 years ago
200
moss, fur, or human hair, and hollow bones, animal fat
What are items early humans might have used to paint pictures on the walls of cave.
200
record keepers of the past; studies written records
Who are historians?
300
An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people left behind
Who is an archaeologists?
300
continent that lies to the south of Europe?
What is Africa?
300
One of the two crops early humans were able to grow that led them to settle in Africa
What is wheat? (OR) What is barley?
300
Lascaux, France
What is a place where drawings were found deep inside a cave?
300
What type of social scientist would ask what happened in the past?
What is a question a historian will ask?
400
an expert who studies and records the past
Who is a historian?
400
ocean to the west of Africa
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
400
early humans settled here because of the excellent soil and sources of water
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
scaffolding
What are planks raised above the floor to reach higher places?
400
prehistoric
What is a time when there was not any written record?
500
studies the natural features of earth - water, landforms, plants and animals; also studies human features (towns, roads, bridges and dams)
Who is a geographer?
500
About how long ago were the objects and art described in this chapter created?
about 10,000- 18,000 years ago
500
Found in a cave thought to belong to a clan or used an important ceremony.
What are two clay bison sculptures found in France?
500
rope, lamps for burning animal fat, and tools, weapons. Things that were left behind
What are artifacts found in caves?
500
animals found commonly on cave walls.
bulls bison and horses
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