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Ancient Hominins

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A historian is

a)

an expert who studies the past by looking at objects left behind.

b)

an expert who studies and records the past.

c)

an object left behind by people.

2.

An archaeologist is

a)

an expert who studies the natural features of the land.

b)

an expert who studies and records the past.

c)

an expert who studies the pasty by looking at objects left behind.

3.

An artifact is

a)

a really old breakfast burrito.

b)

an object made or used by people in the past.

c)

an old map.

4.

What tool helped neanderthals survive?

a)

cave paintings

b)

fire

c)

creativity

5.

This cave art

a)

is signed by the artist's handprints

b)

is an example of early man's imagination

c)

all of the above

6.

Homo Sapiens used _________ to attack prey from a long distance.

a)

spear throwers

b)

rocks

c)

fire

7.

These were most likely

a)

just rocks.

b)

tools used to grind and create paint.

c)

ancient spears

8.

True or Fale. This time shows that homo sapiens lived the longest out of all the hominins

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How do you say "handy man" in Latin?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Homo Erectus

c)

Homo Sapien

10.

Which hominin used his imagination to create cave art?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Homo Erectus

c)

Homo Sapiens

11.

Which hominin used fire but could not create it?

a)

Homo Sapiens

b)

Homo Erectus

c)

Mr. Wyborney

12.

How do you say "Upright man" in Latin?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Homo Erectus

c)

Homo Sapiens

13.

which hominins made their own clothes?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Homo Sapiens

c)

Mr. Wyborney

14.

Which hominin probably bred with modern humans?

a)

Homo Habilis

b)

Neanderthals

c)

None of the above

15.

Which hominin lived in groups, created complex tools and developed the largest brain?

a)

Homo Erectus

b)

Homo Habilis

c)

Homo Sapiens

16.

Wise Man, made more complex tools, were skilled hunters, and created artwork. This is the group modern humans are in.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Homo erectus, or Upright Man, were the first hominins to migrate out of Africa into Asia and Europe. They stood up straight and could make tools, fire, and shelters to protect them from the cold.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Homo neanderthalensis, or Neanderthal Man, had large brains, made complex tools, and lived in communities.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Capability means an ability or a skill.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A hominin is an early ancestor of humans

a)

True

b)

False