Early Man

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle?

These Homo Sapiens, appeared 200,000 years ago, lived in caves & were first to bury the dead. 

These "wise men"  created cave art, studied animals and stalked their prey.

Scientist date the age of artifacts and fossils using which of the following methods?

This upright hominid was the first to use specialized stone tools & form hunter-gather clans.  

This hominid was the first to become bipedal, freeing up its arms & to have opposable thumbs.  

These groups were nomadic, consisted of 30-50 members & exhibited a great deal of equality. 

Which of the following hominids is known as "handy man," and was the first to use stone tools?

This Stone Age era ended with the beginnings of  both metal working and agriculture. 

This era makes up 99% of human history & begins with the first creation of stone tools. 

Which one of the following items was not capable of being created during the Paleolithic Era?

This hominid planned complicated hunts, had complex language & was physically identical to us.

This homind, named "upright man," was first to control fire & may have had a spoken language.