First People - Part 2

How was Homo erectus different from Homo habilis?

• Homo erectus used early stone tools like the hand ax and learned to control fire.

• Homo habilis had a brain about one-third the size of modern humans.

• Homo erectus migrated out of Africa to Asia and Europe.

• Homo habilis appeared in Africa about 2.4 million years ago.

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Understanding

What was one possible reason for the development of language among early humans?

• To make hunting in groups easier.

• To create art and cave paintings.

• To develop religious beliefs.

• To migrate out of Africa.

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Understanding

Describe how tools improved during the Old Stone Age and provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

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Applying

Evaluate the impact of attaching wooden handles to stone tools on hunting practices during the Stone Age.

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What were the primary responsibilities of men and women in hunter-gatherer societies?

• Men hunted animals while women collected plants.

• Men created art while women developed language.

• Men migrated while women controlled fire.

• Men and women both hunted and gathered equally.

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Understanding

Analyze the significance of the hand ax in the development of early human societies.

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Evaluating

Give both reasons scientists believe why the First People did art, such as cave paintings.

Answer explanation

1. to teach how to hunt

2. religious ceremonies

Tools and arrowheads made out of volcanic glass was known as what?

What type of animal did the First People keep to help them hunt and for protection?

Describe the hunting method that was used by the First People that was more successful and safer than hunting alone?

Answer explanation

By hunting in groups they would chase herds of animals over cliffs