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Topic 1: 1 pointThis hominid was

known as the “handy” man.

What is Homo habilis?

Topic 1: 2 pointsThis hominid has only

been in existence for roughly the last 30,000 years.

What is Homo sapiens sapiens?

Topic 1: 3 pointsThis was the first

hominid to migrate out of Africa.

Who is Homo erectus?

Topic 1: 4 pointsThis early human

showed signs of religion and art.

Who is Homo sapiens neanderthalsis?

Topic 1: 5 pointsDiscovered by

Johanson, “Lucy” (seen below) is this type of hominid.

Who is Australopithecus

afarensis?

Topic 2: 1 pointThe term Neolithic

means this.

What is the new stone age?

Topic 2: 2 pointsThese were the two

skills humans learned during the Neolithic period.

What are farm and the domesticating

animals?

Topic 2: 3 pointsA farmer who grows

just enough food to meet the needs of his immediate family.

What is a subsistence farmer?

Topic 2: 4 pointsThis was probably the

first animal domesticated during the Neolithic era.

What is a goat/sheep?

Topic 2: 5 pointsThe end result of the

Neolithic Revolution was the emergence of these?

What are civilizations?

Topic 3: 1 pointThe term prehistory

refers to a time period without this.

What is written documentation?

Topic 3: 2 pointsDuring the Paleolithic

era, humans lived this type of lifestyle.

What is nomadic or hunter-gatherer?

Topic 3: 3 pointsThe archaeological

evidence seen here:

What is cave art?

Topic 3: 4 pointsThis was the role of

most women in the Paleolithic era.

What is gatherer?

Topic 3: 5 pointsIn summary, this is

the major problem with studying the prehistoric era.

What is speculation?

Topic 4: 1 pointAn anthropologist

studies this.

What is culture and/or human origins?

Topic 4: 2 pointsThe social scientist

seen here.

What is an archaeologist?

Topic 4: 3 pointsThis social scientist

studies how humans interact with the earth’s surface.

What is a geographer?

Topic 4: 4 pointsA cartographer

studies and makes these.

What are maps?

Topic 4: 5 pointsThis social scientist

studies how people use their limited resources to meet their unlimited needs.

What is an economist?

Topic 5: 1 pointMost historians

believe that evidence shows that humans originated from this place.

What is the Great Rift Valley of Africa?

Topic 5: 2 pointsBy definition this is a

society with a complex culture.

What is a civilziation?

Topic 5: 3 pointsLocated in modern

day Turkey, this site is an early settlement of the Neolithic age.

What is Catal Hoyuk?

Topic 5: 4 pointsThe deity seen here is

the goddess of this.

What is fertility?

Topic 5: 5 pointsThe country seen

here:

What is Iran?

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Category: Civilization

These are the five characteristics of a

civilization.

What are cities, specialized workers, record keeping, complex institutions,

and advanced technology?