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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIf your profession is to study the development and culture of early hominids, then you are most likelya historian.a geographer.an archaeologist.an anthropologist.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat could Lucy do that gorillas could not do as easily?use her hands to defend her children. make tools such as a sharp knifeform a group to hunt for animalsbuild fires to cook meat for her family
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement about Homo habilis describes a capability that helped their group survive?They knew how to make tools.They came before Neanderthals.They lived 1.5 million years ago.They had ape and human features.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these helped Homo habilis survive against animal attacks?building sheltersburying their deadusing bows and arrowsliving together in groups
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe name Homo habilis means"Upright Man," the biped."Handy Man," the toolmaker."Wise Man," the language user."Artist Man," the cave painter.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe bones of a number of hominids were found in one location. Scientists concluded that this type of hominid probablymade tools.died in warshad language.lived in groups.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat trait made Homo erectus well suited for traveling?short, stocky buildridge above the eyeslong, strong leg bonesround, smooth foreheads
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHomo erectus was the first hominid to usefire.hands.fish hooks.stone tools.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAt Neanderthal sites, evidence from burial mounds, showing signs that people cared for the sick and injured, has led scientists to believe that Neanderthals hadcreative minds.a complex religion.a desire to make art.a sense of community.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat advantage over previous hominid groups did the invention of the spear thrower give to early modern humans?to cook animals for foodto injure animals with spearsto kill animals from a distanceto hunt animals in organized groups
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho made cave paintings, carvings, and musical instruments?Homo erectusHomo sapiens sapiensAustralopithecus afarensisHomo sapiens neanderthalensis
- 12. Multiple Choice_______________ specialize in studing the earliest hominids.ScientistsHistoriansZoologistsPaleoanthropologists
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe remains of an early hominid that lived more than 3 million years ago was discovered by an American paleoanthropologist who nicknamed her _________.SusanDonaldHillaryLucy
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAn animal that walks on two feet is called a _______.MopedTripedBipedApe
- 15. Multiple ChoiceNamed Homo habilis in honor of its ability to make tools, this hominid was also called __________.JavaHandy HenryHandy ToolHandy Man
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first hominid to use fire?Handy ManHomo sapiens sapiensHomo erectusWise Man
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHaving a larger brain meant Upright Man were able to invent more complex tools such as strong hand-axes made of stone.TrueFalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceLucy was a hominid known as Homo sapiens neaderthalensis.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAustralopithecus Afarensis lived before Homo Erectus.TrueFalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceNeanderthals had a sense of ____________, they cared about one another and buried their dead.urgencypridecommunitydoom
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHomo sapiens sapiens invented the spear thrower and the ________________.flame throwerbow and arrowmusketwheel
- 22. Multiple ChoiceNeanderthals survived by making better __________.weaponsfirescavestools
- 23. Multiple ChoiceNeanderthals survived longer by working __________.togetheraloneindividuallylong hours
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHomo erectus used fire to ___________.keep warmfor protectioncookall of these
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHomo sapiens neanderthalensis is also known as......Wise ManUpright ManCave ManDoubly Wise Man
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAustralopithecus afarensis is also known as......Wise ManDoubly Wise ManHandy ManLucy
- 27. Multiple ChoiceHomo erectus is also known as.....Upright ManHandy ManRuler ManWise Man
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHomo sapiens sapiens is also known as......Doubly Wise ManWise ManCave ManUpright Man
- 29. Multiple ChoiceLucy was named after __________________________.the Peanuts characterThe Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"the actress Lucile BallThe TV show "I Love Lucy"
- 30. Multiple ChoicePrehistoric humans are called _________________.Homo anthroapeHominidsLucyCavemen
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