Review Vocab Early Humans Chapter 2 1

What is the time before there was writing? It translates to “before the past.” 2

Prehistory 3

What is an early ancestor of humans called? 4

Hominid 5

What is a relative who lived in the past called? 6

Ancestor 7

What is any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task? 8

Tool 9

What is the first part of the Stone Age called? It was when people first started to use tools. This term translates to “Old Stone Age.” 10

Paleolithic Era 11

What is a community of people who share a common culture called? 12

Society 13

What are people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits and nuts to survive? 14

Hunter-Gatherers 15

What does it mean to move to new places? 16

Migrate 17

What is a strip of land that connects two continents called? 18

Land Bridge 19

What is the middle part of the Stone Age called? It was marked by the creation of smaller and more complex tools. This term translates to “Middle Stone Age.” 20

Mesolithic Era 21

What is the later part of the Stone Age called? It was when people learned to make fire and tools such as saws and drills. This term translates to “New Stone Age.” 22

Neolithic Era 23

What is the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans called? 24

Domestication 25

What is farming? 26

Agriculture 27

What are the large stones called that were used as monuments or as sites for religious gatherings? It translates to “huge stones.” 28

Megaliths 29