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HG Lifeways Review for World History online 20-21
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1
How long were humans "equal" in our history?
The United States today is the most equal society ever...
99.9999% of it!
For a few short years in the 1960s
Humans were never equal and never will be
2
T or F: Fire allowed human brains to get smaller because our bodies did not have to work so hard to keep warm.
True
False
3
Which human ancestor "handy man" was the first to make lots of stone tools?
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo ergaster
4
Stone images of women ("Mother Earth") are older than the oldest cave paintings. (Live lesson)
False
True
5
Which early hominid had a "Bone Mohawk" haircut?
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens sapiens
Paranthropus boisei
Australopithicus afarensis (Lucy)
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According to anthropologists, how long has our species Homo sapiens sapiens been around on this earth?
20,000 years
200,000 years
Forever, we are older than dirt!
2,200 years
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T or F: The San Bushmen (!Kung People) hunters in the film used bows with bone poisoned arrowheads to hunt.
True
False
8
What is animism? (live lesson)
The idea that humans are not animals and should rule the world.
An ancient spiritual idea that all of nature is alive.
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What is the scientific name of our species?
Homo pseudoalien
Homo Ergaster
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens sapiens
10
Who had a better diet Hunter-Gatherers in the Stone Age or modern Americans? (Caption: "And what do we do with it now??)
Phoenicians
The British
Hunter-Gatherers
Modern Americans, we're #1!
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Which group got the most respect among Hunter-Gatherers?
Strong young men
Women
Children
Elders
12
Why do we know more about ancient stone tools than ancient wood or bone tools?
Because stones last a long time but wood and bones rot or decay.
Actually, we know the most about bone tools since they used dinosaur bones.
13
Which hominid was the first to walk on two legs 3.3 million years ago?
Australopithecus afarensis "Lucy"
Homo habilis
Paranthropus boisei
Homo erectus
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How do scientists think hominids first got fire?
Many animals have used first across time
Naturally occurring fires, such as lightening
They used a flint stone and tinder (like tiny kindling)
Aliens!
15
Which animal was the first domesticated "member of the family"?
The dog
The Sheep
The Cow
The house cat
16
Which chromosome, X or Y, is unchanged from father to son?
The X Chromosome
The Y chromosome
17
Which two hominids were first to bury their dead? (reading)
Homo neanderthal and Homo sapiens sapiens
Lucy and Homo "Handyman" hablis
18
Which period of stone tools are these from?
These are tools made by monkeys...
Oldowan
They are not stone tools...just rocks!
Upper Paleolithic (13,000 years ago)
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How do anthropologists think hominids (early human ancestors) first got fire?
They used naturally occurring fires, such as lightening strikes.
They used flint and tinder (tiny kindling) to kindle their own.
Zippo
ALIENS!!!!
20
Which hominid left Africa first? HINT: It traveled to Asia...
Homo sapiens
Homo neanderthal
"Lucy"
Homo erectus
