| Term | Definition |
|---|
| How long ago did humans first appear in Africa? | 1,500,000 |
| What does paleolithic mean? | Old stone age |
| what did they often use stones for? | tools, weapons, and cooking utencils |
| how long did the paleolithic age last? | over one million years |
| What were the three types of humans in the paleolithic age? | homo erectus, neanderthals, cro magnon |
| About how large were homo erectus clans? | about 20-30 ppl |
| About how large were neanderthal clans? | about 20-50 ppl |
| How many years ago did the neanderthals emerge? | 200,000 |
| About how many years ago did cro magnon emerge? | 40,000 |
| what does homo sapiens mean? | wise humans |
| What did they spend their lives doing? | traveling searching for food, hunter gatherers |
| what was the mens role? | hunting |
| what was the womens and childrens role? | gathering wild plants |
| What did people often die from? (age) | diseases, harsh living, accidents before 30 yrs |
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