01 - The Greatest Inventors of All Time Flashcards
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In what part of Germany what did someone discover while digging a pit?
In Germany (Heidelberg) someone was digging a pit and then saw a human bone.
Describe the Human bone someone discovered in Heidelberg.
The Human bone had a lower jaw which was so massive and strong and had powerful teeth!
Where was the other Human bone located in Germany?
In the Neander valley.
Describe the skull that was found in the Neander valley.
Instead of a forehead like ours , it just had two thick ridges above the eyebrows.
What was found in the Neander valley?
A human skull was found.
What did the people who examined the skull conclude about it?
The people who examined the skull concluded that once upon a time there were people who weren’t very good at thinking, but who were better at biting than we are today.
What did scientists find out about certain materials?
Scientists have found that certain materials, such as wood and plants and volcanic rocks, change slowly but regularly over a very long period of time.
What were the certain materials the scientists were talking about.
Wood, plants and volcanic rocks
What did people do since the discoveries?
Since the discoveries in Germany, people have carried on searching and digging, and have made some startling finds.
In what continents have more bones been found?
Asia and Africa, in particular, more bones have been found, some at least as old as the Heidelberg jaw.
When did the Neanderthal people appear?
the Neanderthal people appeared about seven thousand years earlier and inhabited the earth for about two hundred thousand years.
Why do we call it ‘prehistory’ instead of history?
It comes before history. That is why we call it ‘prehistory,’ because we only have a rough idea of when it all happened.
What did people have at the time when real history began?
Clothes, houses and tools, plows to plow with, grains to make bread with, cows for milking, sheep for shearing, dogs for hunting and for company, bows and arrows for shooting and helmets and shields for protection.
What were the sheep used for?
Sheep were used for shearing.
What were the dogs used for?
Dogs were used for hunting and for company.
What were the bows and arrows used for?
Bows and arrows were used for shooting.
What were the helmets and shields used for?
Helmets and shields were used for protection.
How would they make/start fire?
By rubbing two sticks together until they become so hot that in the end they catch fire.
What were the earliest tools invented?
Sticks and stones.
What was done to the stones?
Stones were being shaped and sharpened.
Why do the call this time the Stone Age?
Stones were being shaped and sharpened. We have found lots of these shaped stones in the ground. And because of these stone tools we call this time the Stone Age.
What was the longest season during the Stone Age?
Winters were longer and summers shorter.
Why do they say the Stone Age began before the last Ice Age had ended?
Snow lay deep throughout the year, not only on mountain tops, but down in the valleys as well, and glaciers, which were immense in those days, spread far out into the plains. This is why we say that the Stone Age began before the last Ice Age had ended.
Which people suffered dreadfully from the cold?
Prehistoric people must have suffered dreadfully from the cold, and if they came across a cave where they could shelter from the freezing winds, how happy they must have been!
