Anthropologists study people and societies

Archaeologists are a type of ________________.

Archaeologists also study cultures, but they focus on people and artifacts that are no longer _______________.

What is the definition of "prehistoric?"

What is the name of the process that can tells us how old organic material is?

All things absorb a type of radiation from the Sun (called Carbon 14).

When something dies, Carbon________ begins to break down.

Mrs. Callahan is the best teacher ever!!!!!!

We know it takes 5,700 years for Carbon 14 to breakdown, so by measuring how much is left we can estimate its weight.

Hominids are creatures that walk upright on______ feet as their primary form of transportation

Humans are from a class of animals called hominids.

There used to be many different kinds of ___________, but humans are the last and only remaining.

The first hominid was Australopithecus.

Australopithecus lived in ________________along the Great Rift Valley between 3-4 million years ago.

Which was the first early human to use stone tools?

homo habilis means “handy man.”

Homo Erectus was the first early human to stand upright.

Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals had… (check all that apply)

Homo Sapiens Name means “wise man” and could problem solve much better

Homo Sapiens (modern humans) are the only remaining hominid on Earth.

The Paleolithic era is also known as what?

During which era did people primarily hunt animals and gathered wild vegetation (no farming)

The Neolithic era is also called what?

During which era did early man begin to domesticate animals and plants? (Farming)

Which is Located on West Bank near Jerusalem?

Which is Located in Syria?

Which area has Murals found throughout the city’s walls?

Which is A ring of standing stones, set within earthworks?

Stonehenge was likely built for religious purposes between 3000-2000 BCE.

Who is Otzi?

How did Otzi most likely die?

Who found the cave drawings in France?