2. The study of the past

3. Passing on History by word of mouth

4. An Artifact

5. Is a part or imprint of something that was once alive

7. Why is the study of ancient Bones important to us today? Gives us information about our ancestors

8. Why was Donald Johanson’s discovery of Lucy so important? It pointed to a Hominid’s ability to walk upright

9. The study of the earth’s features

10. What do we call the natural features of the land’s surface? Landforms

11. The invention of tools increased early man’s chances for survival. (True or False?) True

12. What is technology? The use of skills and tools to meet practical needs

13. The Neolithic Revolution is the… The shift from food gathering to food producing *Farming also allowed people to build permanent settlements

14. Name three things early man used fire for Cook Food Cook Food Move To Colder Climates Move To Colder Climates Use For light Use For light

15. What are resources? Materials found in the earth that people need and value

16. What is climate? The pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.

17. What is environment? It includes all the living and non-living things that affect life in an area.

18. What do you call an area with one or more features that separate it from other areas? A Region

21. To dig up carefully

22. Archaeologists and Anthropologists

23. They search for clues to help them solve the mystery of the past

24. X-Rays X-Rays Carbon dating Carbon dating

25. What is a Hominid? An early ancestor of humans

26. Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task.

27. The first part of the Stone Age was called the… The Paleolithic Era

28. Migrate means… To move to new places

29. A Land Bridge Is… A strip of land connecting two continents

30. The Mesolithic era is the… Middle Stone Age

31. The New Stone Age is called the… Neolithic Era

32. Domestication is… The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.

33. A Society is… A community of people who share a common culture

34. Provide at least 3 facts about Catal Huyuk Existed over 8,500 years ago. Existed over 8,500 years ago. The largest city this old ever uncovered. The largest city this old ever uncovered. Houses were made of brick and plaster with entrances on the roof. Houses were made of brick and plaster with entrances on the roof. People there depended on agriculture and surpluses of crops. People there depended on agriculture and surpluses of crops.

35. Another word for farming is… Agriculture

36. Huge stones that were used as monuments are called…. Megaliths

37. People started settling into new lands during the Mesolithic or Neolithic era? Mesolithic era

38. What were some of the earliest man’s simple tools called? They were used for about 2 million years. Choppers

39. Using large animals helped people in farming (true or false) True

40. The End!