10 Questions
When did the earliest life come into being?
Between 3 and 1 billion years B.P.
Where were the fossils of Ardipithecus ramidus discovered?
Middle Awash and Afar
Where is the cradle of humanity according to archaeological evidence?
East African Rift Valley
When was the fossil named Chororapithecus unearthed?
10 million B.P. in Anchar
Where was the three years old child’s fossil named as Australopithecus afarensis, Selam, discovered?
Dikika, Mille, Afar
Match the following evolutionary stages with their estimated time period:
Earliest life = 3-1 billion years B.P. Primates branched of placental mammal stream = 200-170 million years B.P. Ardipithicus ramidus kadabba = 5.8-5.2 million years BP Australopithecus afarensis, Selam = 3.3 million years B.P
Match the following locations with the fossils discovered:
Anchar (in West Hararghe) = Chororapithecus Middle Awash = Ardipithicus ramidus Afar = Australopithecus afarensis, Selam Belohdelie = Other Australopithecines
Match the following hominid groups with their evolutionary branches:
Pongidae = Gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, gibbon Hominidae = Human ancestors
Match the following time periods with the discovery locations of fossils:
10 million B.P. = Anchar (in West Hararghe) 5.8-5.2 million years BP = Middle Awash 4.2 million B.P. = Aramis in Afar 3.18 million years B.P. = Dinkinesh
Match the following geological features with their significance in human evolution:
East African Rift Valley = Cradle of humanity Lower Omo and Middle Awash River valleys = Discovery of biological and cultural evolution evidences
Test your knowledge of human evolution and the history of life on Earth in this quiz. Explore the emergence of life from 4.5 billion years ago to the development of primates and early mammals. See how much you know about the gradual natural processes that shaped the world we live in today.
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