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Prehistory means....
The period of time before people began to write
Archaeology is....
To study the remains earlier people have left behind
Artifacts are....
Objects that were made from people
Fossils are...
The remains, such as bones, of once-living animals and humans.
A hominid is...
Any member of different species with humanlike features
A nomad is...
a person with no settled home
What does it mean to migrate
To move from one place to another
Extinct means....
no longer living on Earth
What is a Hunter-Gatherer society?
Members of Homo Sapiens who spent hours a day searching for food
Why do some people think that human life began in Africa?
They have found fossils of early hominids
How is studying prehistory different from studying history?
Prehistory provides no written records
What made Homo habilis different from earlier hominids?
The use of tools (Handy Man)
In Hunter-Gatherer societies, what is the role of the gatherers?
To collect seeds nuts, and roots for food
True or false
Each day, Hunters-Gatherer societies spent hours searching for food
True
True or false
Grasslands and forests grew after the last Ice Age
True
Why was the invention of the bow and arrow important?
It allowed hunters to stay a safe distance from prey
