Human Evolution and Tool Making

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What is the name of the oldest complete human skeleton found in Ethiopia?

Lucy

Which species emerged around 2 million years ago as the second stage in early human development?

Homo erectus

What characterizes all hominids?

Bipedalism

Who discovered the oldest complete human skeleton in Ethiopia?

Donald Johanson Signup and view all the answers

Which genus includes the species Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and Homo sapiens?

Homo Signup and view all the answers

Which species of hominids were the first to leave Africa and move into Europe and Asia?

Homo erectus Signup and view all the answers

Where were fossils of Homo sapiens found, proving Ethiopia to be the land where these species were discovered?

Awash and Omo valleys and the areas near Dire Dawa Signup and view all the answers

When did Modern Human beings (Homo sapiens sapiens) appear?

Around 100,000 years ago Signup and view all the answers

Which region has sites illustrating all three sub-species of the Homo family that appeared in succession?

Ethiopia and the Horn Signup and view all the answers

What did Homo erectus accomplish in terms of technology?

Mastery of the technology of making a fire Signup and view all the answers

What are the three periods of the Stone Age?

Paleolithic Age, Mesolithic Age, Neolithic Age Signup and view all the answers

What is the Greek meaning of 'Paleolithic'?

old stone Signup and view all the answers

When did the Neolithic Age start and end?

Started around 8,000 BC and lasted until about 4,000 BC Signup and view all the answers

What is the Neolithic Revolution also known as?

Agricultural revolution Signup and view all the answers

What great revolution took place during the Neolithic Age?

The Neolithic Age brought about the Neolithic Revolution or Agricultural revolution Signup and view all the answers

What were the consequences of the Neolithic Revolution?

The Neolithic Revolution led to the introduction of agriculture, a sedentary way of life, complex social organization, construction of stone houses, religious places, granaries, and the appearance of new and better tools like the hoe, the yoke, and the wheel. Signup and view all the answers

Where did the earliest evidence of the Neolithic Revolution come from?

The Middle East, approximately 11,000 years ago. Signup and view all the answers

What were the major archaeological sites of the Neolithic Revolution?

Palestine, Mesopotamia, the Nile valley in Egypt, Tropical Africa, the Yangtze Kiang valley in China, the Indus valley in India, and parts of the Americas. Signup and view all the answers

When did the Neolithic age take place in parts of Ethiopia?

About 7000 years ago. Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the domesticated plants during the Neolithic age in Ethiopia?

Teff, dagussa, nug, and enset. Signup and view all the answers