Vocabulary and Definitions: Early Humans and Migration

What does the word "Fossilized" mean?

• Having been preserved in a hard form

• The plant life found in a particular area

• Lasting for a long time and staying unchanged

• Moving as part of a group of people to live in a new place

What is the correct definition of "Homo sapiens"?

• The species to which humans belong

• People who travel from place to place and live by hunting and foraging

• Lasting for a long time and staying unchanged

• Shared by all the members of a group or community

Who are "Hunter-gatherers"?

• People who travel from place to place and live by hunting and foraging

• The plant life found in a particular area

• Moving around often, usually in search of food and water

• Lasting for a long time and staying unchanged

What does "Millennia" refer to?

• A period of time lasting thousands of years

• Having been preserved in a hard form

• Moving as part of a group of people to live in a new place

• The species to which humans belong

What does it mean to "Scavenge"?

• To collect food by searching through what has been left behind

• Lasting for a long time and staying unchanged

• Shared by all the members of a group or community

• The plant life found in a particular area

What is "Vegetation"?

• The plant life found in a particular area

• Having been preserved in a hard form

• Moving around often, usually in search of food and water

• Lasting for a long time and staying unchanged

What does "Nomadic" mean?

• Moving around often, usually in search of food and water; not settled in one place

• The species to which humans belong

• Shared by all the members of a group or community

• Lasting for a long time and staying unchanged

What does "Communal" mean?

• Shared by all the members of a group or community

• Having been preserved in a hard form

• The plant life found in a particular area

• Moving as part of a group of people to live in a new place

What is the meaning of "Migration"?

• Moving as part of a group of people to live in a new place

• Lasting for a long time and staying unchanged

• The species to which humans belong

• Shared by all the members of a group or community

What does "Collectively" mean?

• As part of a group

• Having been preserved in a hard form

• The plant life found in a particular area

• Moving around often, usually in search of food and water