VOCAB
What is.... to change yourself or your environment to make your life easier
What is... TRUE
An Anthropologist is a social scientist who studies how humans behave. TRUE OR FALSE?
What is... TRUE
Although they are now extinct, Neanderthals are our closest human relative. TRUE OR FALSE?
What is.... TRUE
What do we define as a tool?
What is... something used to make our lives easier/ something that helps us or solves a problem
What does "Paleolithic Era" mean?
What is.... the Old Stone Age, a time period starting over 2 million years ago when humans are starting to develop tools and hunt and gather.
Cooking with Fire allowed for food to be less poisonous, which made it harder for humans to digest. TRUE OR FALSE?
What is... false
An archeologist is a social scientist who uses _____ to study the past.
What is.... artifacts
Neanderthals had large noses, mostly to help them do what?
List at least 2 ways early humans used tools
What is...
- To get food
- To make clothing
- To make art/music
What does "Bipedalism" mean?
What is.... When animals only use two legs to walk & move.
What is... larger brains/ increased brain size
A geographer is a social scientist who studies....
What is... the features of earth (mountains, lakes, ect)
Neanderthal were larger and stockier, and their brains were often smaller than ours. TRUE OR FALSE?
What is.... FALSE
Tools generally made it more difficult for early humans to hunt large animals. TRUE or FALSE?
What is... FALSE?
What is the definition of Evolution?
OR
When organisms develop traits to help them survive.
How did fire help humans communicate and develop language?
What is.... It allowed humans to gather over meals and start to socialize
A paleontologist is a social scientist who uses _____ to study the past.
What is... fossils
There is evidence that the Neanderthals often buried their dead and marked their graves with offerings. Why would they do this?
as a symbolic, meaningful gesture (similar to how we bury our dead today)
What is... (Teacher checks answer)
What is...
an event that creates a big change, where nothing afterwards nothing is the same.
What is...
1. Fire protected early humans from darkness
2. Fire protected early humans against predators.
What is the name of a person who studies the past through collecting documents from other social scientists?
What is.... a Historian
What is... (any of these)
a) Made and use tools
b) Made and wore clothing
c) Hunted animals, ate plant foods
d) Made symbolic objects /ornaments
How was tool-making a turning point in early human history? (Use RACE to answer)
What is .... (teacher checks answer)