SS Lesson 2 Vocab/Study Guide Flashcards
Anthropologist
A scientist whostudies human development
Capability
Ability or skill
Community
A group of people who live in the same area and are united by interests
Contribute
To give, along with others, to a common cause
Hominin
An early ancestor of humans
Intelligence
A strong mental ability to reason and gain knowledge
Migrate
To move from one geographic region to another
Skeleton
The bones that make up the body of a person or animal
Trait
A special feature or characteristic
Name the capability that helped Homo Habilis group survive.
Making simple tools
Who discovered the Homo Habilis hominin groups remains in Africa?
Louis and Mary Leaky
Name what helped Homo Habilis to survive against animal attacks.
Lived in groups
What is Homo Habilis known for being?
Toolmakers
The bones of a number of hominins were found in one location. Using this evidence, scientists concluded that this type of hominin probably did what?
Moved as groups
Name the trait that made Homo Erectus well suited for traveling.
Taller, thinner, stronger bones, good walkers, and good runners
Homo Erectus was the first hominin to use ______________.
Fire
Large brains helped Homo Neanderthalenis survive, giving them the ability to do what?
Make complex tools
At Neanderthal sites, evidence from burial mounds showing signs that people cared for the sick and injures, has led scientists to believe that Neanderthals had a _____________.
Since of community
What advantages over previous hominin groups did the invention of the spear thrower giver to early modern humans?
They could hunt from far distances making it safer to hunt
Name the group that made cave paintings, carvings, and musical instruments?
Homo Sapiens (Wise Man)
