Chapter two early hominins

Which of these helped Homo Habilis survive animal attacks?

• building shelters

• burying their dead

• using bows and arrows

• living together in groups

A paleoanthropologist specializes in the study of

• kings and queens of the earliest modern humans

• communications and social systems of early apes

• development and culture of the earliest hominins

• trade and barter systems among modern humans

Homo Erectus is the first hominin to use_____________

• fire.

• hands

• fish hooks

• stone tools

What trait made Homo Erectus suitable for traveling?

• ridge above the eyes

• long, strong leg bones

• stocky build

• round, smooth foreheads

Which statement about Homo Habilis describes a capability that helped the group survive?

• They knew how to make tools

• They lived 50,000 years ago.

• They could not walk on two feet.

• They came before Neanderthals.

Homo sapiens are also known as___________

• handy man

• neanderthal man

• upright man

• wise man

Homo Habilis bones were first found on which continent?

• Asia

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

Which group is first to be found in Europe?

• Homo Habilis

• Homo Erectus

• Neanderthalensis

• Homo Sapiens

Homo Habilis is also known as ________________

• handy man

• upright man

• wise man

• neanderthalensis

The bones of a number of hominins were found in one location. Using this evidence, scientists concluded that this type of hominin probably

• made tools

• died in wars

• had language

• lived in groups