01- The Greatest Inventors of All Time Flashcards
(30 cards)
Where in Germany were people digging where they came across a human bone?
Heidelberg
What did people find while digging in Heidelberg?
A human bone
What kind of bone was discovered in Heidelberg?
A lower jaw
Where was a human skull found in Germany?
In Neander Valley
What qualities defined the bone that people found in Heidelberg?
Massive, strong, powerful, teeth
What was found in Neander Valley?
A human skull
What qualities defined the skull In Neander Valley?
No forehead with two thick ridges above the eyebrows instead
How are we perhaps different from the neanderthal people?
They might not have been good at thinking but were better at biting than us
What did scientists find about wood and plants and Volcanic rocks?
They change slowly but regularly over a very long period of time
How long did the search for bones last?
More than a hundred and fifty years ago
Why is it called prehistory?
Because It came before history
How did prehistoric people get away from the freezing cold?
The prehistoric people came across a cave for shelter
Do you know what the prehistoric people invented?
They invented talking
The prehistoric people invented something else?
They also invented pictures
Why did the prehistoric people paint animals on their walls?
Because the caves were dark
How long did the Ice age last?
For tens and thousands of years
Did the earth grow warmer?
Yes
Did the ice retreat when the earth grew warmer?
Yes
What wild animals were in the forest?
Wolves and bears
What were the prehistoric people masters at?
Shaping and polishing
How long ago did Neanderthal people appear?
seventy thousand years earlier
In Asia and Africa what was found there?
Bones
What was as old as the Heidelberg jaw?
Bones
When did the people find a better way to make tools?
4000 BCE
