Early Humans Vocabulary

What is the definition of: Nomad

• A person or group of people constantly moving from place to place to provide for basic needs. (Food, Shelter, Water)

• A strip of land connecting two larger land masses.

• A FORM OF COMMUNICATION USED DURING A TIME OF NO SPOKEN LANGUAGE. USED TO TELL STORIES, PASS ALONG INFORMATION, OR TRACK ANIMALS.

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

What is the definition of: Land Bridge

• A person or group of people constantly moving from place to place to provide for basic needs. (Food, Shelter, Water)

• A strip of land connecting two larger land masses.

• A FORM OF COMMUNICATION USED DURING A TIME OF NO SPOKEN LANGUAGE. USED TO TELL STORIES, PASS ALONG INFORMATION, OR TRACK ANIMALS.

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

What is the definition of: Cave Paintings

• A person or group of people constantly moving from place to place to provide for basic needs. (Food, Shelter, Water)

• A strip of land connecting two larger land masses.

• A FORM OF COMMUNICATION USED DURING A TIME OF NO SPOKEN LANGUAGE. USED TO TELL STORIES, PASS ALONG INFORMATION, OR TRACK ANIMALS.

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

What is the definition of: Hominid

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

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

• Known as the old stone age. Early Humans used stone tools and moved to survive.

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

What is the definition of: Hunter Gatherers

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

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

• Known as the old stone age. Early Humans used stone tools and moved to survive.

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

What is the definition of: Paleolithic Age

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

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

• Known as the old stone age. Early Humans used stone tools and moved to survive.

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

What is the definition of: Neolithic Age

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

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

• Known as the old stone age. Early Humans used stone tools and moved to survive.

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

What is the definition of: Domesticate

• The taming of animals to better serve humans. (Food Source, Labor)

• Planting, growing and harvesting crops.

• Training for one specific job. Only possible if there is a surplus of food.

• A place of worship.

What is the definition of: Agriculture

• The taming of animals to better serve humans. (Food Source, Labor)

• Planting, growing and harvesting crops.

• Training for one specific job. Only possible if there is a surplus of food.

• A place of worship.

What is the definition of: Specilization

• The taming of animals to better serve humans. (Food Source, Labor)

• Planting, growing and harvesting crops.

• Training for one specific job. Only possible if there is a surplus of food.

• A place of worship.