Hominid Evolution Quiz
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What trait did all hominids share?

  • Brachiation
  • Arboreal locomotion
  • Quadrupedalism
  • Bipedalism (correct)

    • Where do scientists believe hominids diverged from other primates?

  • South America
  • Eastern and southern Africa (correct)
  • Central Asia
  • Western Europe

    • What caused early tree-dwelling hominids to adapt to living on the ground and walking upright?

  • Increase in food availability on the ground
  • Environmental changes causing forest regions to shrink (correct)
  • Threat from other primates
  • Desire to explore new territories

    • Approximately when did Homo habilis begin to make and use simple tools?

    <p>2.3 million years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hominid species began to migrate out of Africa and into Eurasia by a million years ago?

    <p>Homo erectus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allowed Homo sapiens to make plans, solve problems, and organize effectively?

    <p>Development of language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor likely correlated with the migration of Homo sapiens off the African continent?

    <p>Depletion of resources like food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did humans use to keep themselves warm when migrating to colder climates?

    <p>Clothing made of animal skins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributed to the extinction of giant land mammals such as mammoths and mastodons?

    <p>Sophisticated hunting methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the limitation of hunters' available prey?

    <p>Extinction of giant land mammals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did humans start shifting from nomadic lifestyles to when they constructed semi-permanent settlements?

    <p>Agriculture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What trait did all hominids share?

    <p>Bipedalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did hominids diverge from other primates?

    <p>Between 2.5 and 4 million years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused early tree-dwelling hominids to adapt to living on the ground and walking upright?

    <p>Shrinking forest regions and expanding savannah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Approximately when did Homo habilis begin to make and use simple tools?

    <p>2.3 million years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused the limitation of hunters' available prey?

    <p>Hunting animals and killing them out of self-defense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allowed Homo sapiens to migrate from Africa to colder climates?

    <p>Clothing made out of animal skins and constructed fires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What trait did all hominids share?

    <p>Ability to adapt to living on the ground and walking upright</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Approximately when did Homo sapiens begin migrating from the African continent?

    <p>Between 70,000 and 100,000 years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the extinction of giant land mammals such as mammoths and mastodons?

    <p>Sophisticated hunting methods and changing climates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hominid species began to migrate out of Africa and into Eurasia by a million years ago?

    <p>Homo erectus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What allowed humans to assess whether the pressures in their current home outweighed the risk of leaving to find a new one?

    <p>Development of language around 50,000 years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor likely correlated with the migration of Homo sapiens off the African continent?

    <p>Depletion of resources like food in their regions and competition for those resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did humans start shifting from nomadic lifestyles to when they constructed semi-permanent settlements?

    <p>Fixed homes using natural resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused early tree-dwelling hominids to adapt to living on the ground and walking upright?

    <p>Migration out of Africa into Eurasia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributed to the extinction of giant land mammals such as mammoths and mastodons?

    <p>Sophisticated hunting methods and changing climates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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