World History - Chapter 1

The First Humans and the Paleolithic Era

What is BCE?

Before Common Era

What is CE?

Common Era

What is Prehistory?

History before written records

What is Archeology?

The study of human history and Prehistory through things people made, used and left behind

What do Archaeologists do?

Study artifacts made by humans

What are Anthropologists?

Scientists who are more interested in the cultural aspects of human society

What does Australopithecus mean?

Southern Ape

What are the first human like creatures called?

Hominids

What does Homo Habilis mean?

Able Man

What does Homo Erectus mean?

Upright Man

What does Homo Sapiens mean?

Wise Man

What are the two kinds of Homo Sapiens?

Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Sapiens

What is a Nomad?

Someone who has no permanent home and travels to find food

What is the Ice Age?

When most of the earth was covered by ice

What was a major event in human evolution that happened 6-7 Million Years ago?

Human like species appeared

What was a major event in human evolution that happened 6 million years ago?

We started walking upright

What was a major event in human evolution that happened 4 million years ago?

Climbed Trees

What was a major event in human evolution that happened 2.6 Million years ago?

We started using stone flakes and cores to cut and crush food

What was a major event in human evolution that happened 500,000 years ago?

We discover fire

What was a major event in human evolution that happened 200,000 - 800,000 years ago?

Our brains rapidly grow bigger

What was a major event in human evolution that happened 80,000 years ago?

We leave Africa and begin the Great Migration

What was one well known form of communication for the nomadic Paleolithic people?

Art

What is a Petroglyph?

A carving or inscription on a rock

What was the Great Migration?

A time of vast movement and long-distance travel for humans