Vocab
What is Pre History?
The period of time before writing was invented.
True or False: the Lascaux Caves were discovered by three elderly ladies in the 1940’s
Apes
What century is 1991?
20th century
How old is Mrs. Koltalo?
67!
Just kidding, I’m 34!
Migration is…
Name three kinds of animals that were painted inside the walls of the Lascaux caves?
Cattle, bulls, deer, a unicorn, horses, bison, birds
Having a trait that helps your survival and makes you the strongest/fittest in your habitat is called….
Survival of the fittest
What does CE and BCE stand for?
Common Era and Before Common Era
Finish the song lyric….
I'm done hidin', now I'm shinin' like I'm born to be
We dreamin' hard, we came so far, now I'll believe…
We're goin' up, up, up, it's our moment
You know together we're glowing
Gonna be, gonna be golden
A nomad is…
Someone who travels from place to place in search of food.
Where is Lascaux?
In France.
Why did brain size increase throughout human evolution?
Hominids could do more things! Cooking, language, farming, new skills, etc!
Put these dates in chronological order as if you’re plotting them on a timeline:
10000 BCE, 100 BCE, 1000 BCE
10000 BCE, 1000 BCE, 100 BCE
What is Mr. Neumann’s favourite beverage?
Dr. pepper!
Archaeology is….
Why did the Lascaux caves get shut down to the public who are no longer allowed to tour the cave?
They were getting damaged from the people breathing out carbon dioxide inside the cave.
Jaw size decreased throughout history because…
Hominids were no longer eating raw food. Their jaws morphed from strong to smaller once they cooked food with fire and stopped forming square jaws from the previous rough-to-eat raw meat.
Whose birth do we use to mark the start of common era?
The birth of Jesus Christ
2015
Digging remains and historical artifacts out of the ground is called…
Excavation/Excavating
True or False: The cave paintings showed the creation of fire within the walls.
False. The cave paintings showed the hunting practices of the early people.
What species of ape did the early peoples evolve from?
Australopithecus
Controlled fire by humans began…
A) millions of years ago
B) hundreds of years ago
A) millions of years ago
What is Koltalo’s first name?
Lara