Early Hominid Groups

What was the nickname given to the group, Homo habilis?

• A. Fancy man

• B. Early man

• C. Hand man

• D. Handy man

Why did the scholars give the group, Homo habilis this name? Because they thought, they were the first early humans who could ________.

• A. Make fire

• B. Used fire for cooking

• C. Make stone tools

• D. None of the above

What did the group of Homo habilis use the stone tools for?

• A. Cutting & chopping

• B. Scraping & digging

• C. Hunting animals & sawing plants and woods

• D. All of the above

Why did the group of Homo erectus get that name? because their skeletons show that they were __________

• A. Nearly standing all the time

• B. Mostly sleeping all the day

• C. Fully upright walkers

• D. None of the above

According to the scientists, which of the following were the first hominids to migrate out of Africa?

• A. Homo habilis

• B. Homo erectus

• C. Homo sapiens

• D. None of the above

Homo erectus remains have been found in ___

• A. Asia

• B. Europe

• C. Both A & B

• D. None of the above

What does the key term, “Homo Sapiens” mean?

• A. They were somehow intellectual

• B. They were using their mind

• C. They can somehow think

• D. All of the above

Scholars think that two groups of Homo sapiens soon arose—Neanderthals and the earliest modern humans.

• A. TRUE

• B. FALSE

According to early humans, “Technology” means _______

• A. Satellite & smart phones

• B. Internet & computers

• C. Simple tools just to survive

• D. All of the above

What do you think the simple tools of early humans can be? “Make a search on Google if necessary?

• A. Knives

• B. Spears

• C. Axes

• D. All of the above