Location
The continent where early humans first appeared.
What is Africa?
The primary tools early humans used for hunting.
What are stone tools?
This large desert dominates much of the Middle East.
What is the Arabian Desert?
The main reason early humans moved from place to place.
What are resources?
Early humans used this discovery to adapt to cold environments.
What is fire?
Early humans moved north to this continent.
What is Europe?
A major human characteristic of early humans was this kind of lifestyle.
What is nomadic lifestyle?
These supported early civilizations in Asia.
What are river valleys?
This challenge forced early humans to leave certain regions in search of water.
What is drought?
Early humans depended on animals and plants for these two basic needs.
What are food and shelter?
This East African valley is known for early human fossils.
What is the Great Rift Valley?
Early humans left artistic evidence of their lives in these.
What are cave paintings?
This natural feature covers much of northern Europe.
What are forests?
Early humans migrated to areas with abundant materials for building this.
What is shelter (or building materials like wood or animal hides)?
Early humans modified their environment with this technology to cook and stay warm.
What is fire?
The cardinal direction from Africa to Europe.
What is North?
These two natural materials were used to create tools.
What are stone and bone?
These flatlands in North America are known for their grasslands.
What are Great Plains?
Early humans faced this challenge in river valleys or coastal areas, often leading them to migrate.
What is flooding?
Early humans relied on these two natural resources to create hunting tools.
What are stone and wood?
The geographic location where humans first crossed into the Americas.
What is the Bering land bridge?
Early humans often settled near these geographical features for water and food.
What are rivers (or water sources)?
These open grasslands in Africa are home to many large mammals.
What are African savannas?
These extreme conditions in the north made survival difficult and prompted migration to warmer areas.
What are harsh winters?
This is how early humans adapted their clothing for colder climates.
What are animal skins and furs?