Key Vocabulary History’s Detectives Hunter - Gatherers Early Humans Neanderthals vs. Homo Sapiens PotpourriSpreading Out Spirit World

Objects made and used by humans long ago. Artifacts 100

Scientists who study physical materials such as soil and rocks. Geologists 100

Hunters and Gathers spent most of their time doing this. Looking for food and trying to avoid dangerous animals. 100

The study of how human beings behave and interact is part of this science. Anthropology 100

Both Neanderthals and homo sapiens live during the Old Stone Age, also known as this. Paleolithic Era 100

Tools and skills that people use to meet their needs and wants. Technology 100

When people leave their homeland to live somewhere else. Migration 100

The time before written records were created Prehistory 200

Scientists who study human life in the past by examining things left behind. Archaeologists 200

These people move from place to place following food sources. Nomads 200

The discovery of these two led scientists to believe human life started in East Africa. Luci and Ardi 200

They had complex language skills. homo sapiens 200

The remains of plants, feathers, bones and even footprints. Fossils 200

People’s surroundings including climate, plants and animals. Environment 200

Wearing warmer clothing allowed early people to do this to their environment. Adapt 300 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?

Scientists would use this to determine the age of a prehistoric artifact. Radioactive Dating 300

The use of tools and this most improved the lives of humans during the Stone Age. Fire 300

The cave paintings at Lascaux and Altamira proved this about early humans. They were capable of complex thoughts and actions. 300

Both Neanderthals and homo sapiens had burial practices that probably meant that did this. Believed in life after death 300

Elements like beliefs and values that make up a way of life. Culture 300

As humans migrated, they had to _____ to many different _______. adapt / environments 300

Using sharpened blades to scrape flesh off of animal bones is an example of this. Technology 400

Scientists who would explain the differences between Neanderthals and homo sapiens. Anthropologists 400

Hunter – Gatherers did not live in clans but in these. Bands 400 DAILY DOUBLE How much would you like to wager?

This made it possible for early humans to migrate to colder climates. Taming of fire 400

They first appeared about 100,00 years ago. homo sapiens 400

The Era during which tools were firs developed. Old Stone Age / Paleolithic Era. 400

Three ways fire improved the life of migrating people. Warmth, cooking food, light at night, scaring off dangerous animals. 400

The belief that the natural world was filled with spirits. Animism 100

The earliest humans to bury their dead. Neanderthals 200

These two things suggest that early people practiced animism. Burial practices and artwork 300

Prehistoric people created these to honor the spirits of the animals they hunted. Cave paintings 400