Social Sciences/Hunter Gatherers

Beliefs, customs, practices and behaviors shared by a particular group of people

• nomad

• culture

• technology

• archaeology

Tools and skills people use to meet their needs and wants

• nomad

• culture

• technology

• anthropology

A person who lives by hunting animals and gathering plants

• hunter gatherer

• archaeologist

• farmer

• florist

A person who moves from place to place without a permanent home is called a nomad

• true

• false

About 2.6 million years ago early humans:

• controlled fire

• developed language

• made stone tools

• created cave paintings (culture)

About 800,000 years ago early humans learned to control fire.

• true

• false

About 70,000 years ago early humans developed:

• headaches

• language

• culture

• film

About 17,000 years ago humans began to develop culture by painting in caves

• true

• false

What is a social science?

• a science that talks too much

• a science that studies animals

• the study of society or social behavior

• the study of soil layers

The continent where it is believed that life began is:

• North America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa