Chapter 2: Stone Ages and Early Hominids

Who is the anthropologist that found a skeleton of a new species of Australopithecus that he named Lucy?

• Donald Johanson

• Tim White

• Louis Leakey and Richard Leakey

• Mary Leakey

This archaeologist found bones in the Olduvai Gorge that belonged to a hominid group called Australopithecus. What is her name?

• Lucy

• Mary Leakey

• Ardi

Tim White found a new species of hominid that bones dated back as far as 4.4 million years ago. What did he name her?

• Mary Leakey

• Ardi

• Lucy

What word means an early ancestor of humans?

• hominid

• decendant

• prehistory

• Paleolithic

What word means a handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task?

• hominid

• society

• tool

• artifact

What is the "Old Stone Age" when early hominids primitive (basic) tools like the chopper and hand axe?

• Paleolithic era

• Mesolithic era

• Neolithic era

Check all the facts that connect to Homo habilis.

• They were bipeds.

• The name means handy human.

• The name means wise human.

• They migrated out of Africa into Europe and Asia.

• They created the first stone tools called Choppers.

Check off all the answers that connect to Homo erectus.

• They are some of the oldest bones dating to 4.4 million years.

• They walked fully upright and the name means upright human.

• They created the hand axe and may have used fire.

• The name means wise human.

• They migrated to North and South America.

Homo sapiens were the most advanced that is why they were named __________ humans.

• Upright

• Southern

• Noble

• Wise

What is true about an anthropologists job?

• They look at the natural features of earth's surface.

• The study of extinct and prehistoric hominids and their primate relatives, chiefly by examining fossils and artifacts.

• They look at artifacts to learn about humans.

• They study the past based on primary and secondary sources.