Early Humans

What species is known as "handy man"?

• homo habilis

• homo erectus

• homo sapiens

Which species is the oldest?

• australophithecus afarensis

• homo erectus

• homo habilis

the root homo in Latin means

• walks

• wise

• man

• bipedal

sapiens means

• old

• walks upright

• handy

• wise

This species is thought to be the first to develop the hearth for cooking and warmth?

• homo habilis

• homo erectus

• homo sapiens

Ardipiethicus ramidus is the oldest fossil that we have found. It is about _____________ years old.

• 1 million

• 4.4 million

• 10.9 million

The oldest fossils for evidence of human life have been found ________________.

• in Asia

• in Africa

• in South America

• in Europe

_________________ 's range (the place where they lived) included Europe and southwestern Asia.

• homo neanderthalensis

• homo erectus

• homo habilis

______________ developed around 300,000 years ago

• homo habilis

• homo erectus

• homo sapiens

The control of fire was first developed by homo sapiens.

• True

• False