How early people lived: hunting, gathering, tools and moving to new lands
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet
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Clues archaeologists found
Clue Where About how old What it shows stone carried up to 12 km to one spot Kanjera, Kenya about 2 million years early humans carried stone to a favored spot to make tools fire-scorched flint beside burned seeds and wood Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel at least 790,000 years early humans made and controlled fire at hearths the oldest fossils of our species, Homo sapiens Africa about 300,000 years our species evolved in Africa more than 1,000 drawings on cave walls, many of animals Chauvet Cave, France 30,000 to 32,000 years people made art Below the chart: these are the oldest clues found so far; older ones may still be found.
Where were the fire-scorched flint and burned seeds found, Milo asks?
- Kanjera, Kenya
- Chauvet Cave, France
- Gesher Benot Ya'aqov, Israel
- White Sands, New Mexico
About how old are the Chauvet Cave drawings, Noah asks?
- At least 790,000 years
- 30,000 to 32,000 years
- About 300,000 years
- 30 to 32 years
About how many years passed between the hearths and the oldest Homo sapiens fossils, Ren asks?
- About 1,090,000 years
- About 490,000 years
- About 490 years
- About 790,000 years
About how many years passed between the stone carried at Kanjera and the hearths, Tala asks?
- About 2.8 million years
- About 200,000 years
- About 1.2 thousand years
- About 1.2 million years
Flint at Gesher Benot Ya'aqov was bent out of shape by heat. Which claim fits that clue, Ari asks?
- People cooked their meals there each day
- Fires burned there long ago
- A volcano erupted there yesterday
- Stone tools were not made there
At Kanjera, stone came from up to 12 km away. Which claim fits that clue, Bo asks?
- Early humans built roads to Kanjera
- Kanjera was the one place in Africa with stone
- Early humans brought stone from far away
- The stone rolled there by itself
Chauvet Cave holds more than 1,000 drawings, many of animals. Which claim fits, Esme asks?
- People there made art
- People there wrote with an alphabet
- No people ever went into the cave
- The drawings are 300,000 years old
Which sentence about the hearths is the most careful, Jun asks?
- People made hearths 30 years ago
- These are the oldest hearths found so far
- These were the first fires on Earth
- No one used fire before then
Kira's friend says nobody made art before Chauvet. What is the best reply?
- Agree: the chart says so
- Disagree: Chauvet is 790,000 years old
- Not proven: older art may be found
- Agree: Chauvet is the first art ever
Luz's friend says Homo sapiens has always lived in Europe. What is the best reply?
- Agree: fossils are found in Europe
- Agree: Chauvet is in France
- Disagree: our species evolved in Israel
- Disagree: our species evolved in Africa