Prehistory
The time before written records were kept
What is prehistory?
This is what B.C.E. stands for....
What is Before the Common Era?
In the word prehistory, the prefix "pre" means this.
What is Before?
The term for remains of an organism that lived long ago.
What are fossils?
What is the largest continent by area?
Asia
The "invention" that ends the prehistoric era
What is writing?
a person who has no single settled home and moves from place to place to find food
What is a nomad?
the earliest ways of getting food
What is hunting and gathering?
What is Anthropologist's term for "upright walkers"?
Hominids
What is the largest ocean by area?
The Pacific Ocean
This type of scientist would find and study ancient human tools and structures.
What is an archeologist?
Approximately how many years ago the people began farming..
What is 10,000 years ago?
This was the earliest clothing material.
What are animal skins/furs?
Sites such as Stonehenge was believed to be used for:
What are rituals, ceremonies, religious purposes?
SCIENCE/GEOGRAPHY
Scientist call the constantly, slow moving components of the Earth's Crust this:
Hint: Pangea?!
What are Plate Tectonics?
This prehistory period means "Old Stone"
What is Paleolithic?
This was used for communication before people learned to use written language.
What are cave paintings?
On what continent did the oldest hominids/humans live?
Africa
What was to blame for natural disasters, poor crop turnout, or other unexplainable scenarios?
Who are the Gods?
The only continent currently uninhabited by humans (except scientists).
What is Antarctica?
What is agriculture?
GIESELMANN QUESTION:
This is the name of the fossil hominid that GREATLY influenced scientists understanding of human evolution?
Who was Lucy?
You'll meet her at the Field Museum this year...
to tame/breed animals for human use
What is domestication?
Name 4 reasons why fire was important to the Paleolithic people.
warmth, hunting, cooking food, scaring away animals, and light
This ocean separates Europe and Africa from North and South America
What is the Atlantic Ocean?