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Revision - the evolution of humans
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What reasons are suggested for the extinction of hominin species other than Homo sapiens?
Competition for food or maybe genocide by Homo sapiens
Killed by megafauna
Couldn't adapt to climate changes, for example, ice ages
Alien invasion
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What is the species name for modern humans? (That means me and you!)
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens
Homo rudolfensis
Homo erectus
3
Hominins and dinsosaurs roamed the earth together. True or false?
True
False
4
The word "lithic" in paleolithic, mesolithic and neolithic means ...?
stone
modern
nimble
little
5
What is believed to have contributed to the development of language in humans?
All of the above
More leisure time because basic needs such as food were met
Collaboration required to care for clan members and to hunt
Socialising around a fire
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What is the prefix in the scientific name for hominins which indicates MODERN humans?
Paranthropus
Homo
Australopithecus
Ardipithecus
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What was 'Piltdown Man'?
A famous hoax "missing link" fossil 'found' in Britain
A rare hominid fossil of the Neanderthal species
The "bog body" found in Denmark in in 1956
The missing link between our ape ancestors and humans
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When is it thought that hominins separated from the great apes?
About 6 million years ago
When homo species began making tools
1 million years ago
Only a couple of thousand years ago
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Who was Raymond Dart?
A famous scientist at the Smithsonian Museum
The scientist who came up with the theory of evolution
An Aussie archaeologist who found hominid fossils in Africa
A British archeaologist who found 'Piltdown Man'
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The "stone age" is a reference to ...?
The time when stone was the main material for tool-making
The layers of sedimentary rock in which fossils are found
A really cool band from the nineties
The time in history when early people lived only in caves
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How do we refer to societies whose members survived by meeting their basic needs each day?
Farmers
Hunter-Gatherer
Transient
Nomadic
12
What broad eras can history be divided into?
Age of dinosaurs, stone age, medieval history
Modern history, ancient history
Pre-man, modern man, post-modern man
Pre-historic times, ancient , medieval , modern history
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What is a hominin?
A homebody who actually has a fear of leaving their house
Words with different sounds but the same meaning
Words with the same sound but different meanings
A distant ancestor of modern man
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Which features did early man develop which differentiated them from other hominind species?
All of the above
Loss of hair over the entire body
Smaller nose and brain
Use of fire and bi-pedalism
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Approximately how long ago did Homo sapiens emerge as a species?
During the last ice age
About 200 000 years ago
2 000 years ago
6 million years ago
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What did bipedalism allow early hominins to do?
Be adaptable in different types of environment
Ride a bicycle
Swim
Outrun a cheetah
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Which continent is considered the place in which early man evolved?
Asia
Antarctica
Africa
Australia
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Why was the use of fire so significant for early hominins?
It preserved their footprints in freshly burnt landscapes
It allowed them to cook food which provided better nutrition
They became stormchasers, using lightningstrikes to get fire
All of the above
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"Bipedal" means ...?
Two pedals
Walking upright
Building up your biceps
Having to do with, or be connected in some way with bicycles
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What is a hominid?
A direct ancestor of the orangutang
A type of insect in the praying mantis family
Any member of modern - ancient species of great apes and man
Any ancient or modern member of the human species
