Early Human Flashcards

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According to one theory, from which continent did the earliest human-like ancestors migrate (start from)?

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Africa

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How did early humans probably migrate from Asia to North America?

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Over a land bridge

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How did early humans FIRST use fire?

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for warmth, cooking and protection from animals

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What do we call early hominids who ate wild animals and fruits and nuts called?

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hunter-gatherers

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How did early humans adapt to new, colder environments?

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by making clothes and building shelters

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People learned to farm and domesticate plants and animals during the...

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New Stone Age (Neolithic Era)

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The movement of nomadic early humans walking around the world to follow food is and example of...

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migration

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Changing plants AND animals to make them more useful to humans is called...

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domestication

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Chipping a rock into a stone ax would best be described as

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tool making

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Growing wheat and corn are examples of _______.

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agriculture