Early Man Vocabulary

What is the term for a time before there was writing?

• Hominid

• Prehistory

• Neolithic

• Society

An early ancestor of humans is known as a ______.

• Tool

• Ancestor

• Hominid

• Society

Which term describes a relative who lived in the past?

• Ancestor

• Tool

• Society

• Agriculture

Any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task is called a ______.

• Tool

• Hominid

• Society

• Megalith

The first part of the Stone Age is known as the ______ Era.

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Paleolithic

• Australopithecus

A community of people who share a common culture is called a ______.

• Society

• Hominid

• Tool

• Ice Age

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive are known as ______.

• Farmers

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Hominids

• Australopithecus

To divide among a group of people is to ______.

• Migrate

• Distribute

• Develop

• Domesticate

What does the term 'Migrate' mean?

• To farm

• To move

• To build

• To hunt

Freezing times are referred to as the ______.

• Ice Age

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Paleolithic