Early Humans (Paleolithic & Neolithic Age)

What does an archaeologist study?

• study human society

• study human fossils

• tame animals for human use

• develop different jobs for humans

What does an anthropologist study?

• study human society

• study human fossils

• tame animals for human use

• develop different jobs for humans

What is the earliest period of human history called?

• Neolithic Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Hagenolitihic Age

• Mesolithic Age

Early humans spent most of their time searching for . . .

• caves

• clothing

• God

• food

How did Paleolithic feed themselves?

• They hunted and gathered their food.

• They grew their food on farms.

• They traded with other people.

• They prayed to God for food.

People who regularly move from place to place without fixed homes are called . . .

• Peasants

• Villagers

• Hunter-gatherers

• Nomads

Paleolithic people made a life-changing discovery when they learned to tame . . .

• animals

• fire

• water

• plants

Fire gave them warmth, provided them with light in the darkness, and allowed them to do what with their food?

• cool

• microwave

• defrost

• cook

Fire helped them survive the extreme cold of the . . .

• Ice Ages

• Dark Ages

• Cold Ages

• Warm Ages

How did the early humans adapt to the extreme cold?

• built fires, slept outside, and used tree bark for clothing

• changed their diets, built sturdier shelters, and used animal furs for clothing

• kept the same diet, used animal furs for clothing, and built permanent shelters

• built permanent shelters, changed their diets, and used leaves for clothing