Prehistory Jeopardy Template

Vocabulary	Prehistoric terms	Short Answer	Prehistoric Human Development
100 What is the time before written record Prehistory	100 In 1992, in ______________________ they found 4.4 million year old bones. Ethiopia	100 What are 3 effects that fire had on human development? People could have light on dark nights Cook Meat Scare off dangerous animals	100 How does Ardi different from Lucy? Ardi was taller and heavier than Lucy and walked more slowly and awkwardly. Ardi is also 1.2 million years older than Lucy
200 What is Adapting Changing your way of life	200 During the last ice age, _______ covered regions of the Earth Glaciers	200 What is the difference between archaeology and anthropology? One is the study of human life and the other is the study of how human beings behave	200 How might walking have contributed to the evolution of pre-humans from Ardi to Lucy? Walking probably burned more calories and resulted in stronger leg and back muscles making Lucy smaller, lighter, and more upright and mobile.
300 What are fossils Hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago	300 What is the the age that people made tools out of stone Paleolithic Era	300 What are the main differences between the pyramids of Ancient Egypt and the ziggurats of Ancient Sumer? Egypt: triangular shapes, 3D tombs Temples: Contained steps	300 What are Nethanderals A group that appeared in Europe and parts of Asia about 230,000 years ago They had larger brains and a more developed culture
400 What is Anthropology Occurs when people leave their homeland to live somewhere else	400 Who is the archeologist that made a discovery of bones that were 3.5 feet tall named Lucy? Donald Johnson	400 What do all fossils have in common? They come from living things that existed a long time ago	400 What did Nethanderals and Homo Sapiens have in common? Both made tools, used fire, hunted animals, and gathered plants
500 What is Geologists Scientists who study the physical materials of Earth itself, such as soil and rocks	500 What are the British archeologist that discovered a piece of human like skull? Mary and Louis Leakey	500 In what ways was Donald Johanson’s discovery of Lucy different from the Leakey’s discovery of Olduvai Gorge? They discovered a skull and other artifacts whereas johanson discovered many pieces of the same skeleton. Johansson's skelton was about 3.2 million years old. Lucy is 1.5 million years older than Leakey’s discovery	500 How did the development of complex language give Homo Sapiens an advantage as hunters? It allowed them to organize a hunt and communicate as they hunt

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