Early Humans Vocab Flashcard

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What are hominids?

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Primate mammals that include recent humans and extinct ancestral forms

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Domestication

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The process of taming an animal or cultivating a plant for food

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Who is an archaeologist?

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A person who studies human history and analyzes ancient artifacts

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Who was Homo erectus?

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An early hominid species known for walking upright

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What was the Paleolithic Period?

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The early phase of the Stone Age

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What is Homo habilis known for?

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The first to use stone tools; an early form of hominids

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What is a hunter-gatherer?

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A person who gets food by foraging and hunting wild animals

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What is the Stone Age?

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A period when humans used stone and organic materials to make tools and weapons