Worksheet 1 Name_________________________

Ch. 1 Foundations of Civilization

Section 1: Understanding Our Past pp.4-10
After reading the pages identified above complete the following worksheet:

Define:
a) Prehistory

b) Artifact

c) Anthropology

d) Archeology

e) Hominid

f) Mary and Louis Leakey

Briefly identify three traits that distinguish the following hominid groups from one another.

Australopithecine Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Homo Sapiens

a) Lived 3 million years a) a) a)

ago

b) Walked upright and b) b) b)

was about 4 ft tall

c) Lucy in the Sky With c) c) c)

Diamonds…Apparently
liked Beatles music???

My mom or dad’s favorite Beatle song is ____________________________________.