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