Early Human Vocab. Quiz

An early ancestor of humans that developed in Africa & moved around the world.

• migrant

• hominid

• archaeologist

• nomad

Constantly moving from place to place to provide for your basic needs (food, shelter,water)

• hominid

• paleolithic era

• nomadic lifestyle

• hunter-gatherers

Early humans who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.

• nomads

• paleolithics

• archaeologists

• hunter-gatherers

Known as the old stone age. Early Humans used stone tools and moved to survive.

• Ice Age

• Nomadic Lifestyle

• Paleolithic era

• Land Bridge

Known as the new stone age. Early humans stopped moving and started farming.

• Neolithic Era

• Ice Age

• Paleolithic Era

• Nomadic Lifestyle

A time of climate change when huge ice glaciers covered the Earth’s surface allowing the early humans to travel over the frozen water to new land.

• Neolithic Era

• Ice Age

• Paleolithic Era

• Land Bridge

A scientist who studies prehistoric people by analyzing artifacts, inscriptions, and monuments from the past.

• Nomad

• Hominid

• Hunter-Gatherer

• archaeologist

A form of communication used during a time of no spoken language. Used to tell stories, pass along information, or track animals.

• ice age

• land-bridge

• cave paintings

• nomad

A strip of land that connects two continents together that aren’t normally connected

Ex: Bering Strait connected Asia to North America

• archaeologist

• land-bridge

• hominid

• cave-painting