Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Human Ages and the Earth
N/A
22
History
7th Grade
05/01/2012

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
paleolithic
Definition
old stone age from 30,000 BCE to 8,000BCE
Term
Neolithic
Definition
New stone age from 8,000 BCE (in some areas) to 3,500 BCE
Term
Domestication
Definition
the process of adapthing wild animals or plants to fill human needs by means of selective breeding over time
Term
Archeology
Definition
the scientific excatvation and study of human materials and remains
Term
how old is the earth?
Definition
4.6 billion years old
Term
when did the first life appear on the earth?
Definition
3.5 billion years ago
Term
600 million to 65 million years ago, what dominated the earth?
Definition
reptiles and fish
Term
What are hominids?
Definition
hominids are human like creatures in the primate family that began to appear around 4-6 million years ago
Term
when did the ancestors of humans begin using fire?
Definition
500,000 years ago
Term
What is Ardi?
Definition
the earliest, most complete skelton of an early hominid
(ardipithecrusramidus)
Term
HOw old is Ardi?
Definition
about 4.4 million years old
Term
Who is Lucy?
Definition
an Australopithecus afaresis
made simple stone tools
Term
What was Homo Erectus?
Definition
the first homind to use fire
Term
Where and when did the Homo Erectus live?
Definition
Northern,Eastern and southern Africa; East Asia (China and Indonesia)
Between 1.89 million and 70,000 years ago
Term
What was a Neanderthal?
Definition
homoneanderthalensis
our closest exticnt human relative, shorter and stockier with bigger brains
hunted/gathered
Term
When and where did Neanderthals live?
Definition
Europe and south western to central asia
about 200,000 to 28,000 years ago
Term
What kind of lifestyle did Neanderthal's have?
Definition
sophisticated tools, fire, shelter, animal hid clothes, nomadic hunter/gatherers
Term
Was there much difference between male and female Neanderthals?
Definition
neanderthal males were slightly taller and heavier than Neanderthal females with slight sexual dimporhism
Term
sexual dimorphism
Definition
differences between male and female bodies
Term
paleolithic era
Definition
from 30,000 years ago until 10,000 years ago, people all over the world were hunter gatherers
Term
when were there no hominids left?
Definition
30,000 to 40,000 years ago
Term
Civilization
Definition
1000, years ago, people began to settle down in organized communities in Mesopotamia
began farming and argiculture
Supporting users have an ad free experience!