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What was the physical location of the three important early hominin discoveries of 2015? - Answers All
were in Africa.
Which of the following are characteristics of H. naledi? - Answers curved fingers on an otherwise
humanlike hand
a small brain
apelike shoulders adapted to climbing
What does the name Homo habilis mean? - Answers able man
Which of the following ancestral human species had an average cranial capacity of around 900 cm3? -
Answers Homo erectus
What important information regarding Homo erectus was revealed by the fossil find known as the
Nariokotome boy? - Answers The find suggested that the boy as an adult might have reached a height of
six feet.
Key hominin fossil discoveries announced in 2015 included - Answers finds at South Africa's Rising Star
cave of more than 1,500 bones, which have been assigned to the species H. naledi.
a jaw fragment found in Ethiopia, dating to 2.8 m.y.a., that appears to be the earliest known member of
the genus Homo.
Hunting was an important cultural behavior marking a significant step for a human ancestor. Which
ancestral species does the fossil record indicate was the earliest habitual hunter? - Answers Homo
erectus
What ability set apart Homo erectus from Homo habilis and Au. boisei? - Answers hunting ability
What does the abbreviation AMH mean? - Answers anatomically modern humans
Acheulean tools were part of which of the following tool making traditions? - Answers Paleolithic
How is Homo erectus is like modern humans? - Answers Both share a similar height and body shape.
Which of the following human ancestral species is associated with the tool type known as Acheulean? -
Answers Homo erectus
Which of the following statements best describes the earliest migration of human ancestors out of
Africa? - Answers Homo erectus was the first species to range out of Africa for hunting and gathering.
, Which ability of Homo erectus provided the best protection against cave predators? - Answers control of
fire
What does the term Paleolithic mean? - Answers Old Stone Age
The Acheulean hand ax, associated with the species ______, represents a type of tool that requires a
mental template in the mind of the maker, a significant advance in human evolution. - Answers Homo
erectus
What physical characteristic of Homo erectus allowed it to hunt longer distances? - Answers longer legs
Which of the following was the reason why Eugene Dubois went to the Indonesian island of Java? -
Answers to find a transitional form between apes and humans
Archaeological evidence of intentionally made fire has been found in Israel dating back almost 800,000
B.P. and in Spain dating back 800,000 B.P. Based on these dates, which human ancestral species would
most likely have been the first to master fire? - Answers Homo erectus or Homo heidelbergensis
H. erectus remains have been found at which places? - Answers Africa
Java
The species Homo erectus is associated with which of the following important archaeological sites? -
Answers Zhoukoudian
What are long warm periods between ice ages? - Answers interglacials
This human ancestral species, ______, might date as far back as 1.9 million years ago (m.y.a.) and
continued to exist until about 500,000 years ago. - Answers Homo erectus
Fossil remains from several sites in Europe, Africa, and Asia dating between 850,000 and 200,000 years
ago may represent species transitional between Homo erectus and Neandertals and anatomically
modern humans. What species name has been assigned to this group? - Answers Homo heidelbergensis
Where was the first evidence of Neandertals discovered in 1856? - Answers Neander Valley, Germany
What is another term for ice ages? - Answers glacials
What is one characteristic of Neandertals? - Answers Neandertal fossils have been found in a variety of
places, including Siberia.
The Homo heidelbergensis jaw was discovered in modern-day - Answers Germany
Which of the following sites is associated with Neandertal remains? - Answers Chapelle-aux-Saints
In which of the following ways did the Neandertals deal with the cold environment that characterized
the Würm glacial? - Answers They made more elaborate tools.
What was the physical location of the three important early hominin discoveries of 2015? - Answers All
were in Africa.
Which of the following are characteristics of H. naledi? - Answers curved fingers on an otherwise
humanlike hand
a small brain
apelike shoulders adapted to climbing
What does the name Homo habilis mean? - Answers able man
Which of the following ancestral human species had an average cranial capacity of around 900 cm3? -
Answers Homo erectus
What important information regarding Homo erectus was revealed by the fossil find known as the
Nariokotome boy? - Answers The find suggested that the boy as an adult might have reached a height of
six feet.
Key hominin fossil discoveries announced in 2015 included - Answers finds at South Africa's Rising Star
cave of more than 1,500 bones, which have been assigned to the species H. naledi.
a jaw fragment found in Ethiopia, dating to 2.8 m.y.a., that appears to be the earliest known member of
the genus Homo.
Hunting was an important cultural behavior marking a significant step for a human ancestor. Which
ancestral species does the fossil record indicate was the earliest habitual hunter? - Answers Homo
erectus
What ability set apart Homo erectus from Homo habilis and Au. boisei? - Answers hunting ability
What does the abbreviation AMH mean? - Answers anatomically modern humans
Acheulean tools were part of which of the following tool making traditions? - Answers Paleolithic
How is Homo erectus is like modern humans? - Answers Both share a similar height and body shape.
Which of the following human ancestral species is associated with the tool type known as Acheulean? -
Answers Homo erectus
Which of the following statements best describes the earliest migration of human ancestors out of
Africa? - Answers Homo erectus was the first species to range out of Africa for hunting and gathering.
, Which ability of Homo erectus provided the best protection against cave predators? - Answers control of
fire
What does the term Paleolithic mean? - Answers Old Stone Age
The Acheulean hand ax, associated with the species ______, represents a type of tool that requires a
mental template in the mind of the maker, a significant advance in human evolution. - Answers Homo
erectus
What physical characteristic of Homo erectus allowed it to hunt longer distances? - Answers longer legs
Which of the following was the reason why Eugene Dubois went to the Indonesian island of Java? -
Answers to find a transitional form between apes and humans
Archaeological evidence of intentionally made fire has been found in Israel dating back almost 800,000
B.P. and in Spain dating back 800,000 B.P. Based on these dates, which human ancestral species would
most likely have been the first to master fire? - Answers Homo erectus or Homo heidelbergensis
H. erectus remains have been found at which places? - Answers Africa
Java
The species Homo erectus is associated with which of the following important archaeological sites? -
Answers Zhoukoudian
What are long warm periods between ice ages? - Answers interglacials
This human ancestral species, ______, might date as far back as 1.9 million years ago (m.y.a.) and
continued to exist until about 500,000 years ago. - Answers Homo erectus
Fossil remains from several sites in Europe, Africa, and Asia dating between 850,000 and 200,000 years
ago may represent species transitional between Homo erectus and Neandertals and anatomically
modern humans. What species name has been assigned to this group? - Answers Homo heidelbergensis
Where was the first evidence of Neandertals discovered in 1856? - Answers Neander Valley, Germany
What is another term for ice ages? - Answers glacials
What is one characteristic of Neandertals? - Answers Neandertal fossils have been found in a variety of
places, including Siberia.
The Homo heidelbergensis jaw was discovered in modern-day - Answers Germany
Which of the following sites is associated with Neandertal remains? - Answers Chapelle-aux-Saints
In which of the following ways did the Neandertals deal with the cold environment that characterized
the Würm glacial? - Answers They made more elaborate tools.
