Early Human History

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Hominid

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An early ancestor of humans that developed in Africa & moved around the world.

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Hunter-Gatherers

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Early humans who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.

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Nomadic

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Constantly moving from place to place; to provide for basic needs: food, shelter, water.

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Paleolithic

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Known as the old stone age early humans used stone tools and moved to survive.

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Neolithic

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The New Stone Age; when early humans stopped moving and started farming, learned to make fire and tools such as saws and drills.

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Mesolithic

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The middle part of the Stone Age; marked by the creation of smaller and more complex tools.

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Ice Age

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A time of climate change when huge ice glaciers covered the Earth's surface allowing early humans to travel over the frozen water to new land.

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Cave Paintings

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A form of communication used during a time of no spoken language used to tell stories, pass along information, or track animals.

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Land Bridge

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A strip of land that connects two continents together that aren't normally connected - Bering Strait connected Asia to North America.

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Migration

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Moving from one place to settle in another.