Early Human Vocabulary

An early ancestor of humans that developed in Africa and moved around the world

• Hunters-Gatherers

• Hominid

• Archaeologist

• Farmers

A time of climate change wehn huge ice glaciers covered the Earth's surface allowing the early humans to travel over frozen water to new land.

• Ice Age

• Neolithic Era

• Paleolithic Era

• Nomadic Lifestyle

Another word for farming.

• Nomadic Lifestyle

• Neolithic Era

• Agriculture

• Land Bridge

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

• Hominids

• Farmers

• Surplus

• Hunters-Gatherers

Word that means - staying in one place.

• Sedentary

• Nomadic Lifestyle

• Agriculture

• Surplus

Known as the NEW stone age. Early humans stopped moving and started farming.

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

known as the OLD stone age. Early humans used stone tools and moved to survive

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

A water control system that supplies water to the land

• Surplus

• Cave Paintings

• Nomadic Lifestyle

• Irrigation System

To tame; to bring plants or animals under human control

• Domesticate

• Surplus

• Agriculture

• Sedentary

A form of communication used during a time of no spoken language. Used to tell stories, pass along information, or track animals.

• Nomadic Lifestyle

• Cave Paintings

• Archaeologist

• Land Bridge