Early Man Review

Early hominids were first found in

• Asia
• Africa
• Europe
• Antarctica

What is a hominid?

• an insect
• the early ancestor of humans
• a cave man
• a type of tool

Where were the fossils of the oldest hominids found?

• Australia
• East Africa
• Europe
• The Americas

Modern humans, including all living humans today, are part of which hominid group?

• Australopithecus

• Neanderthal

• homo habilis

• homo sapien

• homo erectus

What does "homo sapien" mean?

• upright man

• tool man

• wise man

• handy man

What does the term prehistory mean?

• time period before writing was invented
• an object made by a human
• human knowledge used to create better tools and equipment
• food

These items are important for archaeologists as they help tell a story about groups of people

• archaeologists
• technology
• artifacts
• Mythology

What was the nickname given to the most famous australopithecus afarensis fossil?

• Lucy

• Handy man

• Upright man

• Doubly wise man

What human-like features did Lucy and australopithecus have? 

• They spoke language
• They built shelters
• They buried their dead
• They walked upright

What gives us information about early humans?

• Books of those times

• Fossils

• Letters

• documents