McGraw Hill IMPACT Ancient Civilizations 1-1: The First Humans

Migration theory that modern humans evolved independently, at the same time, in different parts of the world.

Anthropologists discovered a 3.2 million-year-old fossilized skeleton of Lucy in _____.

A ____ is a group of closely related species.

Denisovans are believed to have lived in eastern Africa.

Our early ancestors migrated out of east Africa to the rest of Africa and later to Europe and China.

Where was the homeland of our ancient ancestors before they began to migrate 2 million years ago?

Homo sapiens evolved ____.

All of the following are true of Homo erectus EXCEPT:

Neanderthals were able to control fire for warmth, cooking and protection.

What did Neanderthals wear for clothing to keep warm in harsh conditions?

This species was known as "handy man."

_____ are the preserved remains or traces of ancient life.

Homo habilis used tools made of this.

Homo sapiens developed more sophisticated tools and learned from one another.

Homo erectus lived in caves.

Homo habilis could adapt to extreme climates and began populating different parts of the world.

Modern humans are members of the _____ family.

About 70,000 years ago the culture of Homo sapiens began the following major transformation

a group consisting of humans and their extinct ancestors

able to walk on two legs