First People and The Environment

A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about the past is called a(n) __________

• Ancestor

• Archaeologist

• Hunter-gatherer

• Geologist

Period of time when early humans made tools and weapons out of stone.

• Prehistoric

• Stone Age

• Archaeologists

• Agriculture

The average weather of a place over a period of time.

• Climate

• Temperature

• Glaciers

• Agriculature

All of the following were uses of fire, EXCEPT...

• To keep humans warm.

• To cook with.

• To attract dangerous animals.

• For light.

Which term means to tame a wild animal and make them more useful to humans.

• Ice Age

• Civilizations

• Clans

• Domesticate

What are two things that made travel difficult for early humans?

• Plains and Deserts

• Mountains and Glaciers

• Rivers and lakes

• None of the above.

The geographic feature that early civilizations needed to survive.

• Water: Rivers and lakes

• Mountains

• Desert

• Plains

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.

• Archaeologists

• Agricultural Farmers

• Hunter Gatherers

• Human Environment Interaction

Define Paleolithic Era

• The second part of the Stone Age. Also known as the New Stone Age.

• The time period in which we currently live.

• A community of people who share a common culture.

• The first part of the Stone Age. Also known as the Old Stone Age.

This time period known as the Middle Stone Age.

• Prehistory 
• Mesolithic Era 
• Neolithic Era
• Paleothic Era