Unit I

Question 1

Kennewick Man

Answer 1

The earliest human remains found in America. Gave evidence that people were in America earlier than scientists had originally thought.

Question 2

First Hominids

Answer 2

The first hominids came from a common ancestor shared with the chimpanzees. They originated in Africa. The earliest form was australopithecus (about 2.5 million years ago) and then later they evolved into the Homo species, which there are many branches of

Question 3

Last Hominids

Answer 3

The most recent hominids are the Homo Sapiens Sapiens or Cro-Magnon. They are different from earlier man, because they have larger brains and the ability to think ahead. These Hominids can be found all around the world. They left Africa and went into Eurasia and then later moved into Australia. The last place to be inhabited was the Americas.

Question 4

DNA connection to other species

Answer 4

the modern human’s DNA is 98.4% similar to the DNA of a chimpanzee. This gives supporting evidence to the common shared ancestor

Question 5

Evolution

Answer 5

Charles Darwin first noticed adaptation and evolution trends when he studied chimpanzees in a zoo and realized that they could be related to humans. He went to the Galapagos Islands and studied finches and how the ones with longer beaks could survive for longer. Through his studies he learned about Natural Selection– animals that adapted were more likely to mate and survive longer

Question 6

Hominids

Answer 6

a word in reference to all humans and their ancestors. they walk on two legs, have bigger brains than chimpanzees, use tools, learn how to make fire

Question 7

Lucy

Answer 7

earliest hominid ever found. australopithecus; found in Ethiopia; knee can lock; shorter arms; 39 inches tall; 3.5 million years ago; ape shaped face; small brain; no tool-making

Question 8

Paleolithic Period

Answer 8

“The Old Stone Age” 2.5 million years ago until 8000 BCE. Innovations such as tool-making started off this time period

Question 9

Homo Habilis

Answer 9

larger brain; smaller face and teeth than an australopithecus; longer arms and protruded face; East and South Africa; 2.4 million- 1.4 million years ago

Question 10

Homo Erectus

Answer 10

1.9 million years ago; greater mobility, control fire, double brain size of earlier hominids

Question 11

Homo Naledi

Answer 11

most recently found hominid in South Africa; shows early man could have had proper burials; found in a cave; these individuals lived 1.78 million 1.95 million years ago years ago; the species date back to 2.5-2.8 million years ago; small brains; near the species split; feet like humans; hands/fingers made for climbing

Question 12

Settlements of major continents

Answer 12

originated in Africa; moved to Eurasia and had reached Israel by 100,000 BCE; 60,000 years ago Homo Sapiens reached Australia; arrival in America 10,000 BCE- 14,000 BCE

Question 13

Beringia

Answer 13

the land bridge that humans walked across over the course of 50,000 years in order to reach the Americas. This land bridge is now underwater

Question 14

Carbon 14

Answer 14

a way of measuring the carbon on an artifact to learn the time it dates back to

Question 15

Neanderthal

Answer 15

thicker bones, longer skulls, protruded faces, differently shaped faces

Question 16

Creation Myths

Answer 16

Helped people make sense of where they were from. Most stories involve gods and people coming from nature

Question 17

Monte Verde

Answer 17

they found in entire village with animal hides and tools. many things that don’t usually last over time

Question 18

Clovis Spears

Answer 18

spears found all across the America’s that were made by the clovis people. these show evidence of the animals that were hunted and the communities around the continents

Question 19

When did the Big Bang take place/ the forming of the galaxies?

Answer 19

13.7 Billion years ago

Question 20

When did our solar system form?

Answer 20

4.5 billion years ago

Question 21

When did the oceans on earth form?

Answer 21

4 billion years ago

Question 22

When did the single-celled organisms form on earth?

Answer 22

3.5 Billion years ago

Question 23

When did multi-celled organisms that could breathe oxygen form on earth?

Answer 23

600 million years ago

Question 24

When did the dinosaurs roam on earth?

Answer 24

100 million years ago

Question 25

When did the mammals flourish?

Answer 25

65 million years ago

Question 26

When did the common ancestor split take place?

Answer 26

6-7 million years ago

Question 27

When was Lucy found?

Answer 27

1974

Question 28

When did the hominids leave Africa?

Answer 28

1.8 million years ago; Homo erectus were the ones to leave

Question 29

Define the Paleolithic age (include time)

Answer 29

2.5 million years ago- 8000 BCE; stone tools and controlling of fire

Question 30

When did the homo sapiens sapiens develop and migrate out of Africa

Answer 30

150,000 years ago

Question 31

When did hominids reach North Africa?

Answer 31

100,000 BCE

Question 32

When did the Neanderthals live?

Answer 32

100,000 - 25,000 BCE

Question 33

When did Homo Sapiens Sapiens reach Australia?

Answer 33

60,000 BCE

Question 34

When were humans living in Europe and hunting/gathering?

Answer 34

50,000BCE-30,000BCE

Question 35

When was the rise of Agriculture?

Answer 35

10,000 BCE

Question 36

When did humans settle in America?

Answer 36

Some evidence states 40,000 BCE while other states 10,500 BCE

Question 37

When do the Clovis Spears date back to?

Answer 37

about 11,000-10,900 BCE

Question 38

When did the Kennewick man live?

Answer 38

7580-7330 HCE

Question 39

What is the order of Hominid evolution

Answer 39

Australopithecus (Lucy) -> Homo erectus -> homo sapiens sapiens (cro magnon)