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History 1-2
Neanderthal, Homo Sapiens, Neolithic Revolution
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8th Grade
12/10/2011

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Term
Neanderthals
Definition
  • first Homo Sapiens
  • originated in Africa and spread to Europe and Asia
  • 5.5 feet tall, large brains, stocky build
  • nomadic hunters and gatherers, used fire for warmth and food
  • sophisticated tool-making ability
  • lived in small groups in caves
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Cro-Magnons
Definition
  • earliest Homo Sapiens in Europe; more advanced than Neanderthals
  • taller and less stocky than the Neanderthals
  • more technology- invented stone ax (cut down trees), weapons (spear, bow and arrow), used blades and bones (for food and hunting)
  • high status burials
  • cave paintings
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Ice Man
Definition
  • oldest body ever retrieved from an alpine glacier
  • highest elevation in Europe where prehistoric human remains have been found
  • body of Ice Man was purified by sheer luck; naturally mummified in the snow
  • had copper ax; lived during Copper Age
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Neolithic Revolution
Definition
  • major agricultural advances at this time
  • farming allowed steady food supply and people could stay in one place longer
  • crops and domesticated animals
  • first villages with homes of mud bricks
  • invented the plow and trained oxen
  • invented wheel for transportation
  • copper, lead, and gold made weapons and jewelry
  • made calendars to help with seasons and planting
  • believed in many gods
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