Chapter 2 Early Hominids

Prehistoric humans are called _________________.

• Homo  anthroape
• Hominids
• Lucy
• Cavemen

_______________ specialize in studing the earliest hominids.

• Scientists
• Historians
• Zoologists
• Paleoanthropologists

The remains of an early hominid that lived more than 3 million years ago was discovered by an American paleoanthropologist who nicknamed her _________.

• Susan
• Donald
• Hillary
• Lucy

An animal that walks on two feet is called a _______.

• Moped
• Triped
• Biped
• Ape

Named Homo habilis in honor of its ability to make tools, this hominid was also called __________.

• Java
• Handy Henry
• Handy Tool
• Handy Man

Who was the first hominid to use fire?

• Handy Man
• Homo sapiens sapiens
• Homo erectus
• Wise Man

Having a larger brain meant Upright Man were able to invent more complex tools such as strong hand-axes made of stone.

• True
• False

Lucy was a hominid known as Homo sapiens neaderthalensis.

• True
• False

Early modern humans had homes that were two stories tall.

• True
• False

Australopithecus Afarensis lived before Homo Erectus.

• True
• False