Early Man
Vocabulary
paleontology archaeology prehistory
hominid ancestor society
hunter-gatherer migrate ice age
land bridge agriculture domestication
paleontology archaeology prehistory
hominid ancestor society
hunter-gatherer migrate ice age
land bridge agriculture domestication
Study Guide
- What are the scientific and common names of our earliest ancestors? What is our scientific name?
- How did the ice age affect our early ancestors? What did it have to do with the Great Migration?
- What can the study of hominid bones tell us about our ancestors?
- What are the two most important things early hominids discovered? Explain why each is important.
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the farming.
- How did the mental and physical characteristics of or ancestors change over time? How did their tools change?
