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Year 7 Hist - Early Humans 1Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly? Incorrectly!

At the bottom of the page is a list of words. These words are hidden in the puzzle. The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - frontwards or backwards. When you locate a word, draw a circle around it.

1. cultivation of plants for food

2. erect bipedal primate mammals

3. advanced state of human society

4. walking on two feet

5. early hominids that lived alongside Homo Sapiens

6. age of bronze tools and weapons

7. to tame animals for food

8. tiny blade tool

9. new stone age

10. earliest form of writing

11. movement of people

12. people who live by hunting and gathering food13. our ancestors

14. history before writing

15. early humans that left Africa and used complex tools and fire

16. first hominids

17. a theory about humans development

18. old stone age

HOMINIDS MICROLITH AUSTRALOPITHECUS NEOLITHIC PERIOD

NEANDERTHAL BIPEDALISM PREHISTORIC HOMO ERECTUS

EVOLUTION DOMESTICATE AGRICULTURE HUNTER-GATHERERS

PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD MIGRATION HOMO SAPIENS CIVILISATION

BRONZE AGE CUNEIFORM

X H M H O M I N I D S Z N Z D B F N C P

M I G R A T I O N P S O H N Y Y D I E Z

P A L A E O L I T H I C P E R I O D H G

P C E T U O E D H X K M E D F O N L I I

R I B G N N E O L I T H I C P E R I O D

E V I B S H O M O E R E C T U S P K M D

H I P R X X R E L N R C U N E I F O R M

I L E O Y E Q S N A M I C R O L I T H J

S I D N A U S T R A L O P I T H E C U S

T S A Z A V B I Q Q F N L S M L W C S U

O A L E D R W C H O M O S A P I E N S Y

R T I A A N E A N D E R T H A L D K V Y

I I S G Z I W T P W E V O L U T I O N G

C O M E M W C E Y R T G A X X L W I Z K

W N C H U N T E R G A T H E R E R S P Z

W A G R I C U L T U R E A L C W J N N Y


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Year 7 Hist -Early Humans 2Why are people so tired on April 1? Because they just had a March of 31 days!

For each question below a number of similar words appear, but only one is spelled correctly and matches the clue that is provided.Write the letter of the correctly spelled word in the space by the question number.

1.

erect bipedal primate mammals

A. hominips B. hominidse C. hominids D. hominyds

2.

people who live by hunting and gathering food

A. huntergatherers B. hunter-gatherers C. hunter-gatherrs D. hunter-gatherirs

3.

early hominids that lived alongside Homo Sapiens

A. Neinderthal B. Neandirthal C. Neanderthal D. Neanderthle

4.

old stone age

A. Palaiolithic period B. Palaeolithic periode C. Palaeolithic piriod D. Palaeolithic period

5.

walking on two feet

A. bipedalissm B. bipeddalism C. bipedalism D. bikedalism

6.

history before writing

A. Prehistoroc B. Pmehistoric C. Prehistorik D. Prehistoric

7.

early humans that left Africa and used complex tools and fire

A. Humo Erectus B. Homo Irectus C. Homo Erectuse D. Homo Erectus

8.

tiny blade tool

A. Microlith B. Microlithe C. Microlyth D. Mikrolith

9.

earliest form of writing

A. kuneiform B. cuneeform C. cuneiferm D. cuneiform

10.

to tame animals for food

A. domestikate B. domesticate C. domevticate D. domsticat

11.

new stone age

A. Neolithik period B. Neolithic pariod C. Neolithicc period D. Neolithic period

12.

advanced state of human society

A. civilisation B. civilisatien C. sivilisation D. civilisaton

13.

our ancestors

A. Homo Sagiens B. Homo Sapeins C. Hodo Sapiens D. Homo Sapiens

14.

movement of people

A. migrration B. migration C. migrition D. migretion

15.

a theory about humans development

A. evolusion B. evolucian C. evolutien D. evolution

16.

cultivation of plants for food

A. agriculteur B. agriculture C. agrikulture D. agricultuer

17.

age of bronze tools and weapons

A. Bronze Agee B. Brokze Age C. Bronze Uge D. Bronze Age

18.

first hominids

A. Austfalopithecus B. Australopithacus C. Australopithecus D. Austrralopithecus


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Year 7 Hist -Early Humans 3Why did the boy throw water out the window? Because he wanted to see a waterfall!

A number of definitions are listed. Below each definition are 4 words that may match the definition. Print the letter of the word which matches the definition in the space provided by each definition.


A. domesticate B. hominids C. Australopithecus D. agriculture

2. people who live by hunting and gathering food

A. Homo Erectus B. hunter-gatherers C. Palaeolithic period D. agriculture


A. hunter-gatherers B. migration C. Homo Erectus D. bipedalism

4. old stone age

A. Palaeolithic period B. Neanderthal C. Neolithic period D. bipedalism


A. hominids B. domesticate C. civilisation D. evolution

6. new stone age

A. Australopithecus B. hunter-gatherers C. Homo Erectus D. Neolithic period


A. Prehistoric B. civilisation C. Homo Erectus D. bipedalism


A. agriculture B. Homo Sapiens C. civilisation D. hominids

9. first hominids

A. bipedalism B. Prehistoric C. Bronze Age D. Australopithecus


A. cuneiform B. Homo Erectus C. civilisation D. domesticate


A. cuneiform B. Australopithecus C. domesticate D. Prehistoric


A. Neanderthal B. Homo Erectus C. Homo Sapiens D. civilisation

13. early hominids that lived alongside Homo Sapiens

A. civilisation B. cuneiform C. Homo Sapiens D. Neanderthal


A. Homo Erectus B. evolution C. Australopithecus D. agriculture


A. Bronze Age B. Neanderthal C. Homo Sapiens D. domesticate


A. Microlith B. migration C. civilisation D. cuneiform

17. our ancestors

A. evolution B. civilisation C. Microlith D. Homo Sapiens

18. tiny blade tool

A. Microlith B. Palaeolithic period C. cuneiform D. hunter-gatherers


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Year 7 Hist -Early Humans 4A cowboy rode to an inn on Friday stayed two nights and left on Friday. How could that be? His horse's name was Friday.

The words on the list are split, with the first part of the word listed on the left-hand side of the worksheet and the second part listed somewhere on the right-hand side of the worksheet. Draw lines to connect the two parts of each word. Then write the complete word on the blank line.



3. people who live by hunting and gatheringfood



6. new stone age

7. tiny blade tool



10. first hominids



13. early hominids that lived alongside HomoSapiens

14. old stone age


16. our ancestors



EVOLUTION HOMO ERECTUS MIGRATION HOMINIDS

MICROLITH PREHISTORIC AGRICULTURE CIVILISATION

NEANDERTHAL CUNEIFORM BIPEDALISM HOMO SAPIENS

NEOLITHIC PERIOD AUSTRALOPITHECUS DOMESTICATE BRONZE AGE

HUNTER-GATHERERS PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD

1. CUNE • • TORIC2. BRONZE • • OLITH3. HUNTER- • • SATION4. BIPED • • NIDS5. EVOL • • GATHERERS6. NEOLITHIC • • RTHAL7. MICR • • SAPIENS8. PREHIS • • ALISM9. HOMO • • IFORM

10. AUSTRALO • • ICATE11. CIVILI • • UTION12. DOMEST • • PITHECUS13. NEANDE • • AGE14. PALAEOLITHIC • • LTURE15. HOMI • • PERIOD16. HOMO • • ATION17. AGRICU • • PERIOD18. MIGR • • ERECTUS


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Year 7 Hist -Early Humans 5Why is Cinderella no good at soccer? She keeps running away from the ball!

Using the Across and Down clues, write the correct words in the numbered grid below.

ACROSS

2. old stone age

6. tiny blade tool



11. new stone age



14. people who live by hunting and gathering food

DOWN







HOMINIDS BRONZE AGE EVOLUTION BIPEDALISM

MIGRATION PREHISTORIC PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD AGRICULTURE

CIVILISATION MICROLITH DOMESTICATE CUNEIFORM

HUNTER-GATHERERS NEOLITHIC PERIOD

1

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3 4 5

6 7 8

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14


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Year 7 Hist - Early Civilisations 1Knock, knock. Who's there? Abbey. Abbey who? Abbey Birthday to You!

Each line of the puzzle has one word hidden in a list of random letters. The blank space is a missing letter that belongs to that word. Decide what word is hidden in the letters and write in the space the missing letter. A word bank has been provided. Each word in the word bank appears somewhere in the puzzle.

1. an advanced state of human society

2. new stone age

3. common era

4. become expert in a particular skill.

5. person who searches for the remains of human civilisations

6. land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

7. before written history

8. an object made by man

9. the site of the first civilisations

10. knowledge used to create tools or solve problems

11. the ancient past

12. before common era

13. old stone age

14. peron who we are descended from

15. first city

MESOPOTAMIA ANCESTOR PALEOLITHIC ARTETFACT

CE ANTIQUITY RIVER VALLEY PREHISTORIC

SPECIALISED ARCHAEOLOGIST NEOLITHIC BCE

TECHNOLOGY SUMER CIVILISATION

1. H F L O X C I V I L I S T I O N P N G D W Q P T

2. Y B J B P F N E O L I T I C D X N Q H A R D J N

3. Q P O X Y M M D Z W H C F H P U J Y Y H Q T T J

4. I E O L N U D O R Z C O P E C I A L I S E D T V

5. D H V A V C M J Y I A R H A E O L O G I S T W S

6. L Z G T E Q F J E Q M E O P O T A M I A D A Z Q

7. C V B A P R E H I S T O I C D R T I J B H I W V

8. Y M D B I E S H A R T E F A C T W Z C I M G A E

9. F R I U D Y T B R I V E V A L L E Y L J O D T T

10. G I H S L X X Z T E C H O L O G Y L E J F D T S

11. V M R K P F D P K R V A T I Q U I T Y I M A B V

12. V F Y B S I X W X E C B E F W M R Q X E E M D G

13. N X J P P A L E O L I T I C H J X O K V Y R J I

14. H B M Y F X F I J N A N E S T O R Y C E V S D X

15. T X V Z O K N R Q S U M R U S N G W I A L A Y M


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Year 7 Hist - Early Civilisations 2What do you call a train made out of bubble gum? A Choo-Choo (chew-chew) Train!

At the bottom of the page is a list of words. Print the words in the empty boxes above. The shape of the word must match the shape of the boxes.

1. the ancient past

2. old stone age



5. new stone age



8. first city







15. common era

SUMER ARCHAEOLOGIST RIVER VALLEY ANTIQUITY

ANCESTOR SPECIALISED TECHNOLOGY PALEOLITHIC

BCE MESOPOTAMIA PREHISTORIC CIVILISATION

CE ARTETFACT NEOLITHIC

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3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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12.

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14.

15.


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YYear 7 Hist - Early Civilisations 3Why is Cinderella no good at soccer? She keeps running away from the ball!

The letters of the words below are all mixed up. Figure out what the word is and write it on the blank line provided.

1. the ancient past

2. common era




6. new stone age



9. first city





14. old stone age


NEOLITHIC MESOPOTAMIA CE ANTIQUITY

ARCHAEOLOGIST RIVER VALLEY ARTETFACT ANCESTOR

SUMER PREHISTORIC TECHNOLOGY PALEOLITHIC

BCE SPECIALISED CIVILISATION

1. QTYNAUTII

2. EC

3. OTCGEONLHY

4. SHPOCRITREI

5. RTATFCTAE

6. IHCIOLNET

7. ATPISMEOOMA

8. ECNOSRAT

9. UERMS

10. AOLSHOAETIGRC

11. ELESCPIDIAS

12. BEC

13. LISNTOAIIICV

14. OIHCETLAILP

15. AYVEEIRLLRV


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Year 7 Hist - Early Civilisations 4Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven, eight, nine!

Below the blank puzzle grid is a list of words. Place the words in the correct place on the grid. Tip: Start with letter sizes that have the fewest words. So if there are only 2 words with 7 letters and 5 words with 4 letters, try placing the 7 letter words first.

2 LETTERS 8 LETTERS TECHNOLOGY 12 LETTERS

CE ANCESTOR CIVILISATION

11 LETTERS

3 LETTERS 9 LETTERS RIVER VALLEY 13 LETTERS

BCE ARTETFACT SPECIALISED ARCHAEOLOGIST

ANTIQUITY PREHISTORIC

5 LETTERS NEOLITHIC PALEOLITHIC

SUMER MESOPOTAMIA

10 LETTERS


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Year 7 Hist - Early Civilisations 5Why didn't the ocean say hello? Because it waves.

Clues are listed below. Print the word that matches the clue on the blank line by the clue.

ARTETFACT SPECIALISED ANTIQUITY MESOPOTAMIA

ARCHAEOLOGIST TECHNOLOGY CIVILISATION RIVER VALLEY

PREHISTORIC BCE CE ANCESTOR

NEOLITHIC PALEOLITHIC SUMER

1. the ancient past


3. new stone age



6. old stone age

7. first city



10. common era







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Year 7 Hist - Early Civilisations 6What is a bow that is impossible to tie? A rainbow.

Using the Across and Down clues, write the correct words in the numbered grid below.

ACROSS

3. common era




11. first city


13. new stone age


DOWN



5. the ancient past


7. old stone age



SUMER ANTIQUITY BCE ANCESTOR

TECHNOLOGY PALEOLITHIC RIVER VALLEY NEOLITHIC

SPECIALISED CE ARCHAEOLOGIST CIVILISATION

MESOPOTAMIA PREHISTORIC ARTETFACT

1 2

3

4 5

6 7

8

9 10 11

12

13

14


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Year 7 Hist - Early Civilisations 7Why did the cookie go to the hospital? Because he felt crummy!

Numbered clues appear below the spiral grid. Determine the word that matches the clue, and write that word in the spiral puzzle. The word does not overlap with the next word (marked by the next number) and it must be written in the correct direction (from a lower numbered space to a higher numbered space).

1. common era


3. new stone age



6. first city







13. the ancient past

14. old stone age


CIVILISATION ANTIQUITY BCE PREHISTORIC

MESOPOTAMIA ARTETFACT RIVER VALLEY CE

SUMER TECHNOLOGY PALEOLITHIC NEOLITHIC

ARCHAEOLOGIST SPECIALISED ANCESTOR

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3 8

11 9

15 14

7 12

13

5

10

6

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