A | B |
Africa | Where scientists believe the first humans originated |
Stones | First technology used by humans |
Burial Rituals | Evidence that early humans believed in an eafterlife |
Prehistory | Time before wwritten history |
Neolithic Age | Also known as the New Stone Age |
Paleolithic Age | Also known as the Old Stone Age |
Agricultural Revolution | Major event in human history: When man learned to farm |
historians | Focus on written evidence to study history |
Archaeologists | Study artifacts to learn how ancient humans lived |
Nomad | People who wander from place to place in search of food |
Carbon Dating | New technology that allows archaeologists to date the artifacts that they find |
Artifacts | Items that humans use in their everyday life |
primary source | A diary entry would be considered this type of historical document |
Secondary source | A newspaper articel would be considered this type of historical document |
technology | Items that humans use to make life easier |
It is not precise | One problem with carbon dating |
Theory of Evolution | Darwin's hypothesis as to how humans have progressed through history |
Lucy | Johanson's hominid found in Africa: Believed to be the oldest human fossil |
Story of Creation | An opposing view to Darwin's Theory |
Captain Caveman | Prehistoric Superhero |