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How did early humans primarily obtain food during the long period of human history mentioned in the text?
How did early humans primarily obtain food during the long period of human history mentioned in the text?
- Trading and bartering
- Mining and metalwork
- Scavenging and hunting animals (correct)
- Farming and agriculture
What is the estimated age of the first human-like creatures on Earth?
What is the estimated age of the first human-like creatures on Earth?
- 10,000 years
- 160,000 years
- 5.6 million years (correct)
- 2 million years
What were most scholars initially skeptical about regarding early humans?
What were most scholars initially skeptical about regarding early humans?
- The ability to make stone tools or paint (correct)
- Advanced communication skills
- The use of fire for cooking
- The practice of farming and cultivation
What is one of the ways that the text suggests can help us understand early human history?
What is one of the ways that the text suggests can help us understand early human history?
From where does the evidence for human evolution come, according to the text?
From where does the evidence for human evolution come, according to the text?
What method can be used to directly date fossils?
What method can be used to directly date fossils?
Why were scholars initially reluctant to accept the connection between fossils and early humans?
Why were scholars initially reluctant to accept the connection between fossils and early humans?
What significant event marked a landmark in the study of evolution?
What significant event marked a landmark in the study of evolution?
What did the workmen find in the Neander valley in August 1856?
What did the workmen find in the Neander valley in August 1856?
Why is the precise location of fossil finds important for dating?
Why is the precise location of fossil finds important for dating?
