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34 Cards in this Set
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Name a small settlement which archaeologists existed at the same time as Catal Huyuk.
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Umm Dabaghiyah
(OOM dah bah Gee ah) |
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Which category of human ancestors came before Homo sapiens?
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Neanderthal
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What term do we use for all living and non-living things that make up our surroundings?
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environment
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What do we call a person who studies the fossils of human ancestors?
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paleonanthropologist
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During what era did people begin settling in communities?
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Neolithic
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What name have scientists given to the third oldest group of human ancestors?
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Homo heidelbergensis
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Nmae an archaeological site located in the Jordan River valley.
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Ain Mallaha
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By what name do scientists refer to to the second oldest class of ancestors?
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Homo erectus
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What do we call those who are not dependent upon others for their survival?
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self-sufficient
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Who discovered the oldest complete skeleton of an early ancestor?
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Don Johanson
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Early humans once camped on this spot where the modern city of Nice, France now stands.
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Terra Amata
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What does "Homo habilis" translate into?
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handy human
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What is a name for sacred places where people worship?
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shrines
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What is the name of the group that modern humans belong to?
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Homo sapiens
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What do we call the knowledge that people use to fashion tools.
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technology
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What were the first modern humans in Europe called?
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Cro-Magnons
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What is the name of the largest Neolithic town discovered in the Middle East?
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Catal Huyuk
(chah TUHL hoo YUHK) |
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Toolmaking began with the Homo habilis during what era or time span?
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Paleolithic Age
(Ice Age) |
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What name was given to a crescent shaped strip of land with rich soil?
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Fertile Crescent
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What name was given to the oldest complete skeleton discovered by Don Johanson and his team?
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Lucy
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What is another name for farming?
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agriculture
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What husband-and-wife team discovered artifacts along with fossil bones in 1961? They also named the group of ancestors "Homo habilis."
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Louis and Mary Leakey
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Name a French cave in which Paleolithic paintings were discovered.The French government closed this cave in 1963 because visitors' breath was destroying the paintings.
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Lascaux
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Another term for the oldest group of human ancestors besides homo habilis is what?
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australopithecines
(aw stray loe pith uh synz) |
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What land structures were exposed when the level of the ocean dropped during the Ice Age?
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land bridges
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By what name do scientists refer to our earlierst ancestors?
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Homo habilis
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What do we call the time period in which glaciers advanced and retreated across the surface of the earth?
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Ice Age
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What is a large group to which a species belongs called?
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genus
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What is the name of a bowl-like object used in grinding grains?
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quern
(kwern) |
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A small loosely organized group of 20 - 30 individuals is called what?
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a band
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What are huge sheets of ice and snow which cover large areas of the earth called?
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glaciers
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What do we call a scientist who studies the earth?
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geologist
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Ancestors who hunted wild animals and gathered wild plants are known as what?
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hunter-gatherers
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What do we call a scientist who studies the structure of humans?
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anatomist
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