Neanderthals: Beyond the Stereotypes

Neanderthals: Beyond the Stereotypes

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science, History

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

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The video challenges the stereotype of Neanderthals as brutish cavemen, highlighting their advanced technology, cultural practices, and potential for language. Recent discoveries suggest Neanderthals were skilled toolmakers, using complex processes like knapping and hafting. They may have had cultural practices such as burial and art. The possibility of Neanderthal language is explored through anatomical and genetic evidence, though it remains uncertain. The video concludes with a call to support SciShow on Patreon.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What recent discoveries have changed the perception of Neanderthals?

They were found to have no interaction with modern humans.

They were proven to be vegetarians.

They were discovered to have advanced technology.

They were found to have lived in Africa.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process called that involves shaping stones into tools?

Carving

Knapping

Molding

Sculpting

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What substance did Neanderthals use to glue stone tools to shafts?

Tar

Pitch

Resin

Clay

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What tool did Neanderthals invent that is still used in leatherworking today?

Anvil

Hammer

Lissoir

Chisel

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What evidence suggests Neanderthals might have had cultural practices?

They built large cities.

They used pigments and made beads.

They domesticated animals.

They wrote on cave walls.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What bone is crucial for human speech and was studied in Neanderthals?

Femur

Hyoid

Skull

Rib

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which gene is associated with language and cognition in Neanderthals?

TP53

APOE

FOXP2

BRCA1

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