Chapter 2: The Stone Ages Name: _ HR:'e NAME Social Studies Chapter 2: DATE: Chapter 2 - THE STONE AGES AND EARLY PEOPLE. The First People Pages: 28 — 35 Definitions Section |—Notes 1. Ancestors __ z 2.Mary Leakey a 3. Distribute _ ae 4. Hunter-gatherer ee 5. Prehistory 6 Society 7. Hominid 8. Tool 9. Paleolithic Era a eee 10. Clan 11. What are two jobs/roles that men usually performed in early societies? 12. What are two jobs/roles that women usually performed in early societies? 13, What effects did the invention of tools have on early humans? 14. What kind of drawings did early people draw on cave walls? @15. What are some theories that scientists have as to why language was first developed? 16. Besides language, how did early people communicate? 17. The ICEMAN BIOGRAPHY (page 35) Tell about Otztal and his significance to prehistory. EARLY HOMINIDS Australopithecu: + Name means “_ * + Appeared in Africa _ million years ago + Stood upright and walked on___legs + Brain was about the size of modern humans + Name means “ + Appeared in Africa million years ago + Used early for chopping and scraping + Brain was about the size of modern humans Homo erectus: «Name means “ + Appeared in Africa _ million years ago * Used early stone tools like the + Learned to fire + Migrated out of. to Asia and Europe Homo sapiens: + Name means “ Appeared in Africa ___years ago . around the world + Same as modern human beings Learned to fire and use a wide variety of tools Developed = ®