WorksheetsChapter 2 Early Hominids
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
In your profession is to study the development and culture of early hominids, then you are most likely:
A. A historian.
B. A geographer.
C. An archaeologist
D. An anthropologist
What could Lucy do that gorillas could not do as easily?
A. Use her hands to defend her children.
B. Make tools such as a sharp knife.
C. Form a group to hunt animals.
D. Build fires to cook meat for her family.
Which statement about Homo Habilis describes a capability that helped their group survive?
A. They knew how to make tools.
B. They came before Neanderthals.
C. They lived 1.5 million years ago.
D. They had ape and human features.
Which of these helped Homo Habilis survive against animal attacks?
A. Building shelters.
B. Burying their dead.
C. Using bows and arrows.
D. Living together in groups.
What continent did the earliest hominids live?
A. South America
B. Africa
C. Asia
D. Australia
Which group is belie ed to be the first to live on the continent of Europe?
A. Homo Habilis
B. Homo Erectus
C. Homo Sapiens Sapiens
D. Australopithecus Afarensis
Which new capability enabled hominids to survive in the colder climate of Europe?
A. Building fire and shelters.
B. Drawing art on cave walls
C. Gathering food from plants.
D. Making tools out of bones.
How do scientists think hominids first migrated to continent of North America?
A. Down rivers on bamboo rafts.
B. In boats made out of hollow logs.
C. Overland that is now under water.
C. By riding animals that could swim.
The name Homo Habilis means:
A. Upright Man the biped.
B. Handy Man the toolmaker.
C. Wise Man the language user.
D. Artist Man the cave painter.
The bones of a number of hominids were found in one location, scientists concluded that this hominid probably...
A. Made tools.
B. Died in wars.
C. Had language.
D. Lived in groups.
What trait made Homo erectus well suited for traveling?
A. Short, stocky build.
B. Ridge above the eyes.
C. Long, strong leg bones.
D. Round, smooth foreheads.
Homo erectus was the first hominid to use:
A. Fire
B. Hands
C. Fish hooks
D. Stone tools
Large brains helped Homo Sapiens Neanderthal survive giving them the ability to
A. Run much faster.
B. Bend farther forward.
C. Design better tools.
D. Plant crops for food.
A Neanderthal sites, evidence from burial mounds, shows signs that people cared for the sick and injured has led scientists to believe that Neanderthals had...
A. Creative minds.
B. A complex religion.
C. A desire to make art.
D. A sense of community.
What advantage over previous hominid groups did the invention of the spear thrower to give to early modern humans?
A. To cook animals for food.
B. To injure animals with spears.
C. To kill animals from a distance.
D. To hunt animals in organized groups.
Who made cave paintings, carvings and musical instruments?
A. Homo Erectus
B. Homo Sapiens Sapiens
C. Australopithecus Afarensis
D. Homo Sapiens Neanderthal
