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Early Humans review game

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Which technology had a major effect on early human development?

Fire

What group existed at the end of the Paleolithic era?

Neanderthals

________ are remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago, they can be remains of plants, feathers, bones, and even footprints

Fossils

_________ is the time before written record

Prehistory

Archeologists are part of a larger study known as _______

Archeology or Anthropolgoy

_______ are objects made and used by humans

Artifacts

Homo Sapien translates to what?

Wise Man

_____ studies things that people in the past left behind

Archeologist

Who made a huge discovery when they found fossils in Gorge in Tanzania?

Mary and Louis Leakey

Name 2 ways that fire had helped early humans.

Allowed early humans light at night, helped them to travel to colder climates, and provided food that was cooked rather than eaten raw

________ is the study of how human beings behave, how they act together where they come from, and what makes one group of people different from another

Anthropology

_______ are scientists who study the physical materials of Earth itself such as rocks and soil

Geologists

What showed scientists that early humans were capable of complex thoughts?

Cave Paintings

What art did homo sapiens make?

Statues

What is the process of radioactive dating for fossils?

All living things contain radioactive material and decays once it dies. Scientists measure the radioactive material in fossils to determine their age

According to the Out of Africa theory, where would the oldest fossils be located in?

The oldest fossils would be located in Africa