Human Evolution

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What are we best at as a species? Options: The fastest, The strongest, Best at jumping, Best at sweating

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Best at sweating

Front

How is our family of hominins best described?

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Like a bush

Front

Which of our ancestors had a name which means 'handy man'?

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Homo habilis

Front

Which human relative was about a metre tall?

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Homo floresiensis

Front

In which part of the world did the 'creative explosion' idea suggest we had first learned to 'think'?

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Europe

Front

Which of our ancestors species is currently thought to be the first to have left Africa?

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Homo erectus

Front

For how long does multiregional theory claim different populations of humans evolved, before becoming the same - us?

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1 million years

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What is the Out of Africa model also know as?

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The terminator model

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Which of these theories is currently the most popular with archaeologists? Multiregional theory, Weak multiregional theory, Weak out of Africa, Out of Africa

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Weak out of Africa

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How much of our DNA might Neanderthals have contributed?

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2-5%