Social Studies

Question 1

Definition of Paleoanthropologists?

Answer 1

They study the process of Human development from Homonins.

Question 1

Louis and Mary Leakey found what?

Answer 1

They discovered pieces of Homonins skeletons, mostly the Homo Habilis.

Question 2

Nickname for Homo Habilis?

Answer 2

Handy Man, because of the artifacts that looked Ike tools scattered and buried around their skeletons.

Question 3

When did the Homo Habilis appear?

Answer 3

About 200,000 years ago.

Question 4

Homo Habilis had what combined features?

Answer 4

Human and ape features.

Question 4

The Homo Habilis had the capability to do what while traveling? How did it help?

Answer 4

Walking on 2 feet. It helped with hunting and gathering food.

Question 5

Where was the Homo Habilis remains ONLY found?

Answer 5

Africa/

Question 6

The Homo Habilis could also use what part of their body to help them?

Answer 6

Their hands, to help chip and make tools.

Question 7

How did the ability to make tools help Handy Man thrive?

Answer 7

The use of cutting tools allowed them to tear the meat from dead animals. Crushing tools may have helped them as well. It also helped them create tools for hunting, gathering, carving, etc.

Question 7

Did Homo Habilis live by themselves or in groups? If so, how did living together help?

Answer 7

likely that these hominins lived in groups. This would have helped them survive. They could have worked together to protect themselves against animal attacks.

Question 7

How did the Homo Habilis use bones for good use?

Answer 7

These hominins used animal bones as digging sticks and rocks as cutting tools.

Question 8

Did Homo Erectus stand up straight?

Answer 8

they observed that these hominins stood up straight. Paleoanthropologists named this hominin group Homo erectus or “Upright Man.” (At this time, Handy Man had not yet been discovered.)

Question 9

What was Homo Erectus’s nickname?

Answer 9

“Upright Man.” Because they were studied to stand up straight. (At this time, Handy Man had not yet been discovered.)

Question 10

How long did Homo Erectus live?

Answer 10

Upright Man lived on Earth longer than any other hominin group from 1.9 million to about 140,000 B.C.E.

Question 11

How did Homo Erectus’s bigger brains help them?

Answer 11

Their larger brains enabled them to invent more complex tools, including strong hand axes made of stone.

Question 11

Why do scientists believe this hominin group was the first to migrate out of Africa?

Answer 11

Because, their remains have been found in both Asia and Europe.

Question 11

How were the Homo Erectus bodies different from earlier Homonins?

Answer 11

This group of hominins was well-suited for traveling. They were taller and thinner than earlier hominins—some even reaching the height of modern humans. Their bones were very strong. And they were good walkers and runners.

Question 11

What was one of Homo Erectus’s greatest advantages?

Answer 11

One of Upright Man’s greatest advantages was the ability to use fire.

Question 12

Why do scientists believe Homo Eretcus groups had used fire?

Answer 12

Anthropologists have found burned animal bones in the same places as Upright Man remains. This is a clue that Upright Man may have used fire to cook animal meat.

Question 12

Did the Homo erectus group stay where they lived or follow the food?

Answer 12

Scientists believe that Upright Man groups moved from place to place, building shelters with tools and using fire to keep warm.

Question 12

How did this Homo Erectus group build homes or temporary places to stay?

Answer 12

this group built oval huts by covering posts with tree branches. The group kept a fire burning in the center of the hut, and members likely sat and slept on animal skins. They may have decorated their bodies with red-colored mud called ocher.

Question 12

How did the ability to control fire help the Homo Erectus group out?

Answer 12

he ability to control fire helped them survive the cold, cook animal meat, and protect themselves from predators.

Question 12

What did Neanderthals do with their big brains?

Answer 12

They used their intelligence to become skilled toolmakers

Question 13

What did Neanderthals usually create?

Answer 13

Neanderthals created knives, scrapers, and spear points.

Question 14

How did Neanderthals abilities to make tools help them out?

Answer 14

The ability to make better tools improved Neanderthals’ chances for survival. But their ability to work together helped even more.

Question 15

Did Neanderthals live in groups or alone, if in groups, how did living in a community help them out?

Answer 15

Neanderthals lived and traveled in groups. And they were the first early hominins that we know hunted in an organized group. They also would have been able to learn from the experience and the wisdom of older members of the group.

Question 16

What were Homo Sapians nickname?

Answer 16

Wise men.

Question 17

Did Wise Men migrate? If so, then where?

Answer 17

Most scientists believe that they originated in Africa. From there, they spread to Europe, Asia, and Australia. Eventually, they migrated to North and South America.

Question 18

Even though Wise men was not adapted as much as past groups, such as Neandrathalians, how did they survive?

Answer 18

Early modern humans may have survived because of their ability to create better tools, shelter, and clothing.

Question 19

How were Wise men better at hunting then earlier homonins?

Answer 19

These prehistoric humans were also better hunters than earlier hominins. They made hooks and spears to catch fish. Most important, they invented the spear thrower and the bow and arrow. Armed with these weapons, they could hunt from a distance, making hunting much safer.