Early Humans

What was Beringia?

• land bridge

• country

• person

• water slide

What did the discovery of the Nutcracker Man prove?

• Early humans were upright

• Early humans originated from Asia

• Early humans originated from Africa

• Early humans were fast runners

Which was the first early human to make primitive tools?

• Homo habilis

• Homo erectus

• Homo sapien

• Australopithecus

How much of the Earth's surface was covered in Ice during the Ice Age?

• all of it

• more than 1/3

• none of it

• there was never an Ice Age

What was one result of a very small brain in early humans?

• Early humans wore small hats

• Early humans could not use tools

• Early humans could not speak

• Early humans were not bipedal

Remains or imprints of ancient life in the Earth's crust are ______________________

• migration

• toys

• fossils

• tools

What does migrate mean?

• to move somewhere to live

• to cultivate food

• to dance

• to test a fossil

Anthropologists _____________________________

• take care of animals

• study human culture and how it developed over time

• are medical doctors

• create paintings on caves

What was so special about Lucy's discovery?

• Her teeth were sharp and told us she ate meat

• The shape of her bone and pelvis tells us that she walked upright

• Tools were found near her skeleton which tells us she worked with primitive tools

• She was taller than most modern humans

Which scientist mainly excavates historical sites looking for tools, pottery, buildings, and fossils?

• Archaeologist

• Doctor

• Anthropologist

• Biologist