Early Humanity Vocabulary

a person who digs up artifacts or human remains to learn more about the past

• historian

• archeologist

• geographer

• paleoanthropologist

Recorders of the past, they study the past by reading old writings

• historian

• archeologist

• geographer

• paleoanthropologist

a person who studies the natural features of the Earth, like water, hills, etc.

• historian

• geographer

• archeologist

• paleoanthropologist

a person who studies ancient humans

• paleoanthropologist

• historian

• archeologist

• geographer

What is an artifact?

• anything made by humans

• anything made by animals

• really old things

• art made by humans

The earliest known period of human culture, known for the creation and use of stone tools

• The Stone Age

• The Bronze Age

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

before written or recorded history

• prehistoric

• ancient

• contemporary

• modern

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

• nomads

• farmers

• hunter-gatherers

• herdsmen

First to make fire

• Homo Habilis

• Homo Erectus

• Homo Neanderthalensis

• Homo Sapiens

First to make shelters

• Homo Habilis

• Homo Erectus

• Homo Neanderthalensis

• Homo Sapiens