Hominid Quiz

Hominids were the first humanlike creatures.

What does Australopithecus mean?

• Southern ape

• Northern ape

• Eastern ape

• Western ape

What does homo habilis mean?

• Walking man

• Good man

• Able man

What does homo erectus mean?

• Standing man

• Upright man

• Sitting man

• Crawling man

What does homo sapiens mean?

• Kind man

• Smart man

• Wise man

• Intelligent man

What were the two types of homo sapiens?

• Barbarians

• Neanderthals

• Homo sapiens sapiens sapiens

• Homo sapiens sapiens

When did the first humanlike species appear?

• 6 million years ago

• 6-7 million years ago

• 7 million years ago

• 8 million years ago

What major event happened around 500,000 years ago?

• We leave Africa

• We start walking upright

• We discover fire

• We make the first tools

When did the Great Migration begin?

• About 70,000 years ago

• About 90,000 years ago

• About 80,000 years ago

• About 50,000 years ago

The first humans lived in...

• The Neolithic Era

• The Paleolithic Era

• The Ice Age

• The Old Kingdom