Early Hominids

Chapter 2 Vocabulary

capabilityability or skill – the early human in the picture has the capability to

make tools

hominidan early ancestor of humans

anthropologistA scientist who studies human development and culture

migrateTo move from one geographic region to another

traitA special feature or characteristic

communityA group of people who live in the same area and are united by

common interests

adaptTo make changes to an existing object or way of doing things – she is adapting to the cold

by wearing a coat and hat