1. Early Human Vocabulary

2. Hominids
members of a family of primates (monkeys and humans) which include humans and their fossil ancestors

3. Anthropologist
A scientist who studies people, their societies, cultures, etc.

4. Biped
An animal with two legs, such as a human

5. Migrate
To move to another area or country, especially to find work or food

6. Land bridges
Land that was once exposed during prehistoric times, but is covered with water during modern times.

7. Stone Age
A very early time in human history, when only stone was used for making tools, weapons, etc. The Stone Age is divided into two halves.

8. Paleolithic Age
The first half of the Stone Age, also known as Old Stone Age. During this time, people got their food by hunting and gathering.

9. Neolithic Age
The second half of the Stone Age, also known as the New Stone Age. During this time, groups of people settled down and started to raise animals and crops for food.

10. Domesticate
To make an animal able to live with people as a pet or to work for them, especially on a farm

11. Agriculture
The practice or science of farming

12. Ore
Rock or earth from which metal can be obtained

13. glacier
A large mass of ice that moves slowly over an area of land

14. technology
The use of tools, machines and methods to make things, save time, and/or improve people’s lives

15. hunter-gatherer
A person who gets food by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants, roots, nuts, and berries

16. Band
A group of people, a small loosely, organized group of hunter-gatherers, consisting of people

17. Surplus
An amount of something that is more than what is needed or used

18. Environment
All the living and nonliving things in a person’s surroundings