Early Hominids

Which 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 both ape and human features.

Which of these capabilities helped Homo Habilis survive against animal attacks?

• building shelters

• burying their dead

• using bows and arrows

• living together in groups

If the bones of a number of hominids were found in one location, what can scientists conclude?

• The hominid made tools.

• The hominid died in wars.

• The hominid had a language.

• The hominid lived in groups.

The nickname of Homo Habilis is...

• "Upright Man"

• "Handy Man"

• "Wise Man"

• "Artist Man"

Homo Erectus was the first hominid to use...

• fire.

• their hands.

• fish hooks.

• stone tools.

Large brains helped Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis survive, giving them the ability to...

• run much faster.

• reach higher objects.

• design better tools.

• plant crops for food.

What advantage did the invention of the spear thrower give to early modern humans?

• Cooking animals for food.

• None of these.

• Hunting animals from a distance.

• Hunting the animals in groups.

Prehistoric humans' artwork shows that they...

• spoke a developed language.

• designed intricate battle plans.

• wrote treaties and agreements.

• communicated their feelings.

Who made cave paintings, carvings, and musical instruments?

• Homo Erectus ("Upright Man")

• Homo Sapiens Sapiens ("Doubly Wise Man")

• Australopithecus Afarensis ("Lucy")

• Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis ("Neanderthal Man")

Where did the earliest hominids live?

• Asia

• Australia

• North America

• Africa