The earliest people: the Paleolithic
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write a table of early human types and where their bones were found.
Australopithecus — South Africa; zinjanthropus — East Africa; pithecanthropus — Java; sinanthropus — China; Neanderthal — Germany; Cro-Magnon — France.
2
Explain the difference between totemism, animism and fetishism with examples.
Totemism — believing in kinship with an animal; animism — believing in souls and spirits; fetishism — believing an object brings luck.
3
On a map find the regions of Selungur, Kulbuloq and Teshiktosh and write their names.
Selungur — Fergana Valley; Kulbuloq — Tashkent oasis (Ohangaron valley); Teshiktosh — Boysun mountains (Surkhandarya).
4
Why did ancient people worship natural forces? Write 3–4 sentences.
They did not know the causes of thunder, lightning and rain, saw nature as alive, feared it and hoped for its help.