What is the primary difference between apes and monkeys in terms of locomotion?

• Apes use their arms for swinging in trees, while monkeys use their four legs for travel.

• Monkeys use their arms for swinging in trees, while apes use their four legs for travel.

• Both apes and monkeys use their arms for swinging in trees.

• Both apes and monkeys use their four legs for travel.

Which group did hominins eventually evolve into?

• Modern humans

• Chimpanzees

• Bonobos

• Gorillas

Approximately how many years ago did the Homo genus develop?

• 2.5 million years ago

• 6 million years ago

• 70,000 years ago

• 160,000 years ago

What was a crucial factor for early human survival when Africa's climate worsened 160,000 years ago?

• Migration to the southern coast

• Development of agriculture

• Invention of the wheel

• Domestication of animals

What significant development occurred about 70,000 years ago in Homo sapiens?

• Brain growth outpaced other hominin groups

• First use of fire

• Development of agriculture

• Invention of the wheel

What technological advances did early humans make due to larger brains?

• Pair-bonding, sharing of knowledge, and creation of cultures

• Invention of the wheel and writing

• Development of agriculture and metallurgy

• Domestication of animals and invention of the plough

What led to the migration of early humans across the Earth about two million years ago?

• Population gains and increased competition for food

• Development of agriculture

• Invention of the wheel

• Domestication of animals

What were some of the early breakthroughs that led to larger communities and complex urban societies?

• Discovery of fire, cooking, and development of tools

• Invention of the wheel and writing

• Development of agriculture and metallurgy

• Domestication of animals and invention of the plough

Which areas saw significant technical and intellectual innovations between 4000 and 1000 B.C.E.?

• Nile River valley, Indus River valley, Aegean Sea, and China

• Southern coast of Africa

• Central Asia steppes

• Mesoamerica and South America

What were some of the important inventions and ideas created between 4000 and 1000 B.C.E.?

• The wheel, writing, complex metallurgy, codes of law, mathematics, and astronomy

• Discovery of fire, cooking, and development of tools

• Domestication of animals and invention of the plough

• Development of agriculture and metallurgy