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Review Sheet
Fill in the Blank: Define each term, showing an understanding of how it connected to early humans. You will
use these terms to fill in the blanks of sentences.
Anthropologist: a scientist who studies people (past and present) and their cultures
Paleolithic Age: the beginning of the stone age, called the Old Stone Age
Neolithic Age: the later part of the stone age, called the New Stone Age
Hominid: humans and any member of the species scientists believe humans evolved from
Trade: buying, selling or exchanging goods
Agriculture: farming and raising animals
Capability: an ability or skill
Resource:
anything that can be used to meet a need
Migrate: to move from one region to another
Domesticate: to tame or train animals for human use
Main Content Ideas: These topics will be included in multiple choice questions.
How is an anthropologist different than a geography, archaeologist or a historian? they study people and cultures
What was Lucy’s main capability? How would this help her? walking on 2 feet, it freed her hands to do other things
Homo Habilis was also known as handy man
What was the main capabilities of Homo Habilis? living in groups and using simple tools
On what continent did the earliest hominids live? Africa
What capabilities allowed hominids to survive in colder climates? build shelter and make fire
What trait make Homo erectus good at traveling long distances? larger, strong bones
Which hominid was the first to use fire? homo erectus (Upright Man)
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis was smarter than previous hominids. What did they create that proves this?
more complex weapons like spears
How can we tell that Neanderthals cared for one another? they had burial sites, showed evidence of helping sick and
injured
How did early humans benefit from the invention of the spear thrower? they could hunt from further distance
Which groups had cave paintings, carvings and musical instruments? Homo Sapiens Sapiens (Doubly Wise Man)
How did Paleolilthic people get their food? hunted and gathered
What ended the Paleolithic Age and started the Neolithic Age? invention of farming
What ended the Neolithic Age? invention of metal tools
What was the main benefit of agriculture for early people? a steady supply of food
What allowed Neolithic people to be able to live in groups? they could grow more food to support more people
What allowed individuals to develop a variety of skills and begin specializing? dividing up the work in communities
What proves that Neolithic people cared about beauty? decorated pottery and polished stones
What were some of the different jobs people of Catal Hoyuk had? weavers, spinners, basket makers, toolmakers
Why were people able to make better tools after they began to trade? they had better materials/resources
What other benefits were there to trading besides getting more resources? learn about other ideas and ways of life
Social Studies Skills- part 1: You will be given the following reading passage. Be able to answer questions
following the reading.
Social Studies Skills- part 2: You will be given the following map. Be able to answer questions from the map.
Exploring the Essential Question: How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age? Using a graphic
organizer you will be asked to explain how the ability to grow crops affected other parts of daily life. Choose 3 parts of daily life
discuss.
Shelter: They could have new ways of cooking food, better protection from animals and enemies, could store food and
water.
Community: They could divide up the work, cooperate and learn to make more tools, could defend more easily against
attacks.
Jobs: people could specialize and get good a specific skill and make things better and have more variety
Clothing: kept them warm so they could be in cooler climates, allowed them to add variety and beauty to their lives
Trade: They could get resources they didn't have so they could get skilled at crafts, also new ideas and knowledge
spread