AP world history paleolithic age Flashcards
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4766442463 | Early hominids emerge where and when ? | Eastern Africa, 3-4 million years ago | 0 | |
4766445128 | Homosapiens (modern humans) first appear when | 100-200 thousand years ago | 1 | |
4766449020 | What and when happened that led people spreading across the globe | Migration led to people spreading across the planet, by 10,000 BC | 2 | |
4766498684 | When did the early humans cross the land bridge Biringia, where did it lead them | 15,000 years ago, with led us to the americas | 3 | |
4766503450 | Out of Africa theory | The theory that early humans spread around the globe in search of food | 4 | |
4766525515 | When did early Homosapiens emerge in Africa | 250,000 years ago | 5 | |
4766528776 | Multi-regional theory | We simultaneously evolved around the world | 6 | |
4766532421 | What causes migration | Food shortage, water, temperature | 7 | |
4766538269 | What is used to determine age of once living things | Radio carbon dating | 8 | |
4766544102 | What helped the early humans survive | - them adapting the environment to suit - use of tools -Bipedalism - language - complex cooperative social structure | 9 | |
4766563347 | Australopithecus africanus (south ape) how tall were they, how big was there brian, how well could they comminicate, when did they become extinct | They were 3'5" and they had 500cc sized brain, they had limited speech and they had opposible thumbs, they became extinct 3.5 million years ago | 10 | |
4766586185 | Homo erectus ( upright man) How large were brains, what did they accomplish | They had a larger brain 1000cc, improved tool use, they controlled fire. | 11 | |
4766605281 | Homosapiens (concouse thinking man) How big was there brain, and how good were there tools | They had the largest brain, in the frontal lobe - they had the most sophisticated tools and social organization | 12 | |
4766637364 | Neanderthals, where were the first of them originated, what were they named after, how tall were they, how big were there brains, how did they get food | Around 200,000 years ago, Neander valley Germany, they stood about 5.5 feet tall with a bulky body, had slightly larger brains, they hunted and foraged for food. | 13 | |
4766659031 | What did neanderthals believe, what tools did they have, how big were there groups, what did they live in, did they practice medicine. | They believed in animism, had knives and spear points, lived in groups betwen 35-50, lived in shelters made of branches and animal skin, they did practice medicine. | 14 | |
4766676968 | Homo sapeins sapeins (modern humans)originated where and when and dominated what, what was there body structure | Originated in africa about 50,000 years ago, dominated neanderthals, they had taller less stocky body then neanderthals | 15 | |
4766701204 | Cro-Magnon people had what body structure, how was there speech, how was there variety of tools, also had what | They had similar structure to modern humans(had more hair), they had a increased compacity for speech, they had a wide variety of tools, they had exess crap wich means they have more time | 16 | |
4766710405 | how much of human history were humans hunters and gatherers | 95% | 17 | |
4766712146 | In paleolithic society food was ______ not _______ | gathered not produced | 18 | |
4766719474 | When was all inhabited parts of the earth covered | 13,000 bc | 19 | |
4766720899 | Archeological finds | choppers, saws, use of fire | 20 | |
4766723421 | How have early humans hurt the environment | They have hunted several animals to extinction | 21 | |
4766725775 | Were the early humans decided by gender roles and why | no, because they both worked to produce food | 22 | |
4766729776 | Animism | Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, have a discrete spirit and conscious life. | 23 | |
4766732950 | Nomadic culture precludes what | accumulation of land based wealth, more likely determines status | 24 | |
4766747005 | Donalds car | ![]() | 25 |