The Mind’s Big Bang

Video Guide

1. The oldest known rock art is about _______ years old and resides in caves in ________.

2. Where does the human story begin?

3. What tool was the Paleolithic “Swiss Army Knife”?

4. For what period of time were these tools produced? What does this suggest concerning
the producers creativity?

5. When did human evolution begin?

6. Went were the first stone tools invented?

7. Some humans began migrating out of Africa about 2 mya. What happened to them?

8. When did some our ancestors leave Africa?

9. In a sense we are all ______________.

10. Why are garbage dumps such a wonderful thing (from some scientist’s view)?

11. Could shell beads have been used as trade items? Explain.

12. Could beads have become the basis for a primitive manufacturing economy? Explain.

13. What memes? Give an example of a meme.