Ch 1.1 Peopling of The World

What is Prehistory?

• Time before Writing starting around 30,000 BC

• A class you have to take before you start taking History classes

• History before Cameras

• History Before Cellphones

What are Cave Paintings?

• Pictures drawn with charcoal, mud, plants, and animal blood to tell a story of events that happened

• Messages from the past to future cavemen

• A way that Bears communicate with each other

• Legal documents that can be used as evidence in a court of law

Archaeologists study?

• the Archaic Age

• Dinosaurs

• Artifacts

• How to build Arched Bridges

Anthropologists Study?

• Insects

• Culture: a people's way of Life

• Artifacts

• Dinosaurs

Paleontologists study?

• Artifacts

• the Paleolithic age

• People with Lighter Complexions

• Fossils

What is a Fossil?

• Fred Flinstone

• Flip Phones

• A Clothing and Accessories Brand

• A rock with evidence of early life

What is a Hominid?

• An Early creature with opposable thumbs that could walk upright that originated in Africa

• Two words that sound the same but are spelled differently

• A type of Ape that Hums to communicate

• A type of bird that is related to the Hummingbird

Which of the following is NOT a Characteristic of "Lucy"?

• First adult female skeleton found in Africa.

• Lived about 3.5 million years ago

• Oldest living hominid found

• Fictional TV character of the 1950's

The Paleolithic Age Lasted between ______ and ________?

• 1.3 Billion and 2.6 Million B.C.

• 2.5 million to 10,000 B.C.

• 1900 and 2000 A.D.

• 100 and 500 B.C.

People who wander from place to place,

hunt animals and collect plants

• Nomads

• Travel Junkies

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Drifters