Early Humans Quiz

What is a nomad?

• A person who plants crops.

• A person who hunts animals for food.

• A person who moves from place to place and has no home

• A person who eats a certain diet.

Which species used tools and developed simple shelters?

• Homo sapiens

• Homo erectus

• Homo habilis

• Homo neanderthalensis

Which species is known as "handy man"?

• Homo sapiens

• Homo erectus

• Homo habilis

• Australopithecines

Which species of man do we know most about because of the number of fossils left behind?

• Denisovans

• Homo erectus

• Homo Habilis

• Neanderthals

What is a fossil?

• A living plant or animal

• A group of closely related species

• A complete change

• Plant or animal remains preserved from an earlier time

Which species of man was believed to have lived in Siberia and Southeast Asia?

• Homo sapiens

• Denisovans

• Homo erectus

• Neanderthals

Which early human was known for having a upright style of walking?

• Homo Habilis

• Homo erectus

• Homo neanderthalensis

• Homo Sapiens

Hominins developed into the genus, _________________________.

• homo-

• homo sapiens

• homo habilis

• Neanderthals

What is the Ice Age?

• Period of extreme cold.

• Period of extreme heat.

• Period when only dinosaurs lived.

• None of the above

How has agriculture changed the way early humans lived?

• Early humans created permanent settlements.

• Early humans were able to domesticate animals.

• Early humans were able to grow crops.

• All of the above