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Dawn of Time Capsule

Use these questions to review the deveopment of early man...remember Tool Time - Stone Age style!

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How old do scientists think the earth/universe is?5 billion years ago
When do anthropologists thin human-like cretures first apeared on earth?4 to 5 million years ago
What name is given to the first human-like creatures?Australopithecus
Where did the first human-like creatures emerge?Africa
What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?Old Stone Age
What species of human-like creatures emerged around a half million years ago?Homo erectus
What characteristics did Old Stone Age hominids develop which aided survival?Stereo-optic vision, color sightedness, opposable thumbs, upright stance, increased brain size
What is a species of early hominid in the Old Stone Age?Neanderthal Man
When did Homo Sapiens appear?200,000 years ago
What improvements allowed Cro-Magnons to outlast Neanderthals?Making stone tools and blades, clay pottery, cave painting, ornaments of bone.
What word means the New Stone Age when the Cro-Magnons developed?Neolithic Age
What event spurred the greatest human migration?Ice Age which produced land bridges from one continent to another
List two examples of the urge to create art in prehistoric times.Ornaments of bone and cave painting.


History Teacher
Waukesha South High School
Waukesha, WI

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