The Earliest Humans: Hominins, Sources & the Stone Age: 22 flashcards
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1. What does the name Homo habilis mean?
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"Able man" or a person with abilities.
2. Which hominin was the first to inhabit Earth and make basic stone tools?
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Homo habilis.
3. What does Homo erectus mean?
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"Upright man" or someone who walks upright.
4. How long did Homo erectus survive?
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Nearly a million years.
5. What does Homo sapiens mean?
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"Wise man" or a person capable of thought.
6. Which hominin group includes all modern humans living on Earth?
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Homo sapiens.
7. What happened to the speed of technological and cultural advancement when Homo sapiens arrived?
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It increased dramatically.
8. Name the sources historians and scientists use to study early humans.
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Tools, bones, fossils, paintings, writings, shelters, and documents.
9. How was a hand axe made?
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From large stone flakes struck all around with smaller flakes.
10. List the tasks stone tools helped early humans with.
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Fishing, digging, hunting, cutting meat, cleaning animal skins, and sewing.
11. Why did early humans first use trees as shelter?
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Trees offered protection from the environment and kept them safe from animals unable to climb.
12. What did archaeologists find inside caves that reveals early human diet and hunting habits?
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Animal bones and stone tools.
13. Why did early humans use fire inside caves?
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For illumination so they could paint in the dark.
14. Which large animals appear in early cave paintings?
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Bisons, bulls, and stags.
15. Where in India are rich collections of rock paintings found?
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In the Vindhya and Satpura hills of Central India, such as Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh.
16. What is the Stone Age?
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The era when stone tools were predominantly used.
17. Name the three phases of the Stone Age in order.
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Palaeolithic (Old), Mesolithic (Middle), Neolithic (New).
18. What tools characterized the Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age)?
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Basic stone axes and bone tools designed to be comfortably held in the hand.
19. What tools characterized the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age)?
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Sharper tools capable of being fitted onto spears and arrows.
20. What tools characterized the Neolithic (New Stone Age)?
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Polished, sharper, and more advanced tools.
21. Why is reconstructing early human history difficult?
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Because of the immense time span involved and differing expert interpretations.
22. How do artists reconstruct the appearance of early humans?
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Using discovered skeletal remains.
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