Early Humans

What does bipedalism mean?

• The ability to walk on two legs

• The ability to use two hands

Lucy (Australopithecus) is famous because ...

• Made tools

• Was able to control fire

• The oldest human species

The Homo habilis is famous because ...

• Made tools

• Controlled fire

• Was the oldest human specie

The Homo erectus is famous because ...

• Made the first tools

• Considered the oldest human species

• Was first to migrate out of Africa and control fire

Euroasia includes what two continents?

• Europe and Africa

• Europe and Asia

Language is what allowed the early humans to migrate in an organize and intentional way.

• True

• False

The word hominidae means ...

• Ape-like

• Human-like

Which hominid is the oldest?

• Homo Habilis

• Homo Erectus

• Neandethal

• Homo-Sapien

If you're nomadic you...

• stay in one place

• always hungry

• are on the move

• are trying to build a city

The ability to walk upright on two legs is called:

• tripedalism

• biepdalism

• quadropedalism

• bicyclepedalism