Paleolithic Era (Fire)

What is prehistory?

• The time before written records
• The Stone Age
• The Bronze Age
• The time after written records

Which two types of scientists study prehistory?

• Biologists and chemists
• Geologists and physicists
• Paleontologists and zoologists
• Archaeologists and anthropologists

What do archaeologists study?

• Animal fossils
• Ancient languages
• artifacts from the past

• Human remains

What do anthropologists study?

• Ancient plants
• Dinosaur fossils
• Human societies and behavior
• Weather patterns

How long ago did the Paleolithic Era begin?

• About 2 million years ago
• About 4 million years ago
• About 3 million years ago
• About 1 million years ago

Definition: people who get food by hunting animals and collecting wild plants

• Hunter-gatherers
• Neolithic Era

• Paleolithic Era

• anthropologist

What did early humans eat during the Paleolithic Era?

• cooked grains and domesticated animal meat

• canned foods, and vegetables grown on farms

• wild plants, fruits, nuts, and hunted animals

• cheese, bread, and milk from domesticated animals

Which material did early humans commonly use to make tools during the Paleolithic Era?

• Copper

• Iron

• Bronze

• Stone

What is the main difference between prehistory and history?

• Prehistory has written records, history does not

• Prehistory is only about animals, history is about humans

• Prehistory is only studied by anthropologists, history only by archaeologists

• Prehistory is before written records, history is after