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6th Grade Social Studies The Old Stone Age 6th Grade Social Studies

Archaeology

Hominids

Paleolithic Era

Paleolithic Vocabulary

Prehistoric Life

Miscellaneous

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What does “-ology” mean? Archaeology for $200 What does “-ology” mean?

The study of

Archaeology for $400 What does “archae-” mean?

Ancient

Archaeology for $600 How do archaeologists know what life was like during prehistory?

They study artifacts and fossils

Archaeology for $800 How do archaeologists find artifacts and fossils?

They dig them up

Archaeology for $1000 What is this machine called?

An Excavator

Hominids for $200 What does “hominid” mean?

Humanlike animal

Hominids for $400 Where were the first hominids discovered?

Africa

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Hominids for $600 Name this hominid.

Homo erectus

Hominids for $800 Name this hominid.

Australopithecus

Hominids for $1000 Name this homind.

Homo habilis

Paleolithic Era for $200 What does “paleolithic” mean?

Old Stone Age

Paleolithic Era for $400 When did the Paleolithic Era begin?

When hominids started using stones to make tools

Paleolithic Era for $600 Who was the first hominid to use stone tools?

Homo habilis

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Paleolithic Era for $800 Which hominid was the first to use fire?

Homo erectus

Paleolithic Era for $1000 What was the name of the path that the early took to cross from Asia to America?

Bering Land Bridge

Paleolithic Vocabulary for $200 Which vocabulary word best describes these?

Fossils

Paleolithic Vocabulary for $400 Which vocab word best describes this?

Migration

Paleolithic Vocabulary for $600 Which vocab word describes the climate, resources, and surroundings of an area?

Environment

Paleolithic Vocabulary for $800 Which word describes someone who is a hunter-gatherer and has no home?

Nomad

Paleolithic Vocabulary for $1000 What was the name given to the first female Australopithecus found in Africa?

Lucy

Prehistoric Life for $200 On which continent was Monte Verde located?

South America

Prehistoric Life for $400 What were the roles of women and men in early nomadic societies?

Women: gathered plants Men: hunted animals

Prehistoric Life for $600 On which continent is Abu Hureyra located?

Asia

Prehistoric Life for $800 Name two things that made up prehistoric technology

Tools or weapons made out of bones, sticks, or rocks; clothing made from animal skins; shelters made from skins

Prehistoric Life for $1000 How do archaeologists know that Homo sapiens were able to communicate verbally?

They had larger skulls and lived in groups of thirty people or more

Miscellaneous for $200 Name two of the four Ice Age species that are now extinct

Woolly mammoths, Saber-tooth tigers, giant sloths, mastodons

Miscellaneous for $400 Which continent is the only one that is not inhabited by people?

Antarctica

Miscellaneous for $600 How did early nomads get food?

They hunted and gathered

Miscellaneous for $800 What does Homo sapiens mean?

Wise person

Miscellaneous for $1000 What does australopithecus mean?

Southern ape

Final Jeopardy

Category Hominids Place your wager now!

What word is used to describe an animal that walks on two legs?

Bipedal