Human Origins Part 1

The first known humans were considred to be on earth over 4.4 million years ago. These were considered the what?

• Hominids?

• Australopithecus

• Homo Erectus

• Homo Sapiens

In the scientific sense, what does the Latin word "Homo" mean in English?

• Alien

• Gods

• Civilizations

• Human

What was a Homo Habilus?

• "Person with ability"

• "Person who walks upright"

• "Person who thinks"

What was Homo Erectus?

• "Person with ability"

• "Person who walks upright"

• "Person who thinks"

Who are Homo Sapiens

• "Person with ability"

• "Person who walks upright"

• "Person who thinks"

Beside altering the environment around it, what was the most important contribution from the Ice Age that effected migration of humans?

• Separated the world into different continents

• Froze most of the world and nobody survived

• It created a land bridge which connected many places together

• It separated people around the world

Which of the following was NOT one of the ways humans reacted to the ICE Age?

• Some people simply moved to warmer places (usually the middle latitudes where it was warm enough to live)

• Some found strategies for keeping warm by using clothes and fire.

• Those who could not adapt died from starvation and exposure to the extremes.

• They went underground and hid from it

What are some of the elements a culture must have?

• Knowledge

• Language

• Food

• Achievements

• Religion

What is the definition of the Stone Age?

• a glacial episode during a past geological period.

• name used to identify the period before writing became established. This name was used because of the use of stone tools by these early people.

• a prehistoric period when certain weapons and tools came to be made of bronze rather than stone.

• a prehistoric period that followed the Bronze Age, when weapons and tools came to be made of iron

Which one of these facts are NOT related to the Old Stone Age?

• Earliest Period

• Iron was used for weapons

• Began about 2 million years ago & until about 12,000 B.C

• First toolmaking was by the Homo habilis