Hominids
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Discovery!
Science
100
This hominid is our closest hominid ancestor.
What is Homo Sapiens?
100
The Paleolithic Era was the first part of the _________ Age.
What is Stone?
100
People began to live in __________________.
What is villages/societies?
100
What was discovered in Lascaux, France?
What are elaborate cave paintings?
100
__________ are the remains of an animal or plant that was once living.
What are fossils?
200
Named after the Latin name for "handy man," this hominid first used stone tools.
What is Homo Habilis?
200
This is how people got food during the Paleolithic Period.
What is hunting and gathering?
200
The peoples of the Neolithic Era invented this, which allowed them to grow their own crops instead of gathering.
What is agriculture?
200
What types of animals were found in the cave paintings in Lascaux? Name 3!
What is ...
200
_____________ are tools, crafts and other items made by human hands long ago.
What are artifacts?
300
This hominid is known for being the first to walk completely upright.
What is Homo Erectus?
300
These are three results of the invention of fire by Homo Erectus.
What is warmth, cooking food, and protection?
300
The Neolithic people used ____________________ to tame their wild animals for their own use.
What is domestication?
300
This was the name of the oldest, most complete hominid skeleton ever found.
What is Lucy?
300
This type of scientist studies fossils.
What is a paleontologist?
400
This is the oldest human ancestor we've discovered.
What is Australopithecus?
400
People did not stay in one place, rather they were ______________.
What is nomads?
400
The event which caused the Neolithic Era is called the Agricultural ____________________.
What is Revolution?
400
In what decade was Lucy discovered?
What is the 1970s?
400
This type of scientist studies ancient human remains and artifacts.
What is archaeologist?
500
What is the name of the hominid who created art?
What is Cro Magnon?
500
During the Paleolithic Era, what were tools made out of?
What is stone?
500
The Neolithic Period lasted from ________ BC to __________ BC.
What is 10,000 BC to 2,000 BC?
500
What is the name of the scientist who discovered Lucy?
Who is Donald Johnson?
500
This type of scientist studies ancient cultures and cultural artifacts to find out how people lived.
What is anthropologist?
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