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Study guide Lesson 2 Early Hominins
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1
Who made cave paintings, carvings, and musical instruments?
Homo erectus
Homo neanderthalensis
Australopithecus afarensis
Homo sapiens
2
Which of these helped Homo habilis survive against animal attacks?
living together in large groups
using bows and arrows
burying their dead
building shelters
3
Large brains helped Homo neanderthalensis survive, giving them the ability to
run much faster
design better tools
plant crops for food
bend farther forward
4
How did the Leakeys discover the Homo habilis (Handy Man) hominin group?
They found ancient documents
They found cave paintings
They found a complete male skeleton
They found remains in Africa
5
A paleoanthropologist specializes in the study of the
communication and social systems of early apes
trade and barter systems among modern humans
kings and queens of the earliest modern humans
development and culture of the earliest hominins
6
What trait made Homo erectus well suited for traveling?
short, stocky build
ridge above the eyes
round, smooth foreheads
long, strong leg bones
7
Where were Homo habilis bones first found?
continent 4
continent 2
continent 1
continent 3
8
The spear thrower was helpful to early hominins because it allowed them
to cook animals for food
to injure animals with knives
to kill animals from a distance
to hunt animals in organized groups
9
Which group is believed to be the first to live on continent 3?
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
homo neanderthalensis
Homo sapiens
10
Homo erectus was the first hominin to use
fire
hands
stone tools
fish hooks
11
How do scientists think hominins first migrated to continent 1?
over land that is now under water
down drivers on bamboo rafts
by riding animals that could swim
in boats made out of hollow logs
12
The bones of a number of hominins were found in one location. This meansthis type of hominin
lived in groups.
died in wars.
had language.
made tools.
13
Which new capability enabled hominins to survive in the colder climate of continent 3?
drawing art on cave walls
making tools out of bones
building fire and shelters
gathering food from plants
14
Homo habilis is known for being
the language user
the cave painter
the biped
the toolmaker
15
Which statement about Homo habilis describes a capability that helped their group survive?
They came before Neanderthals.
They could not walk on two feet.
They lived 50,000 years ago.
They knew how to make tools.
