The Story of Human Evolution
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When did the earliest life come into being?

  • Between 3 and 1 billion years B.P. (correct)
  • Between 2 and 1 billion years B.P.
  • Between 4 and 3 billion years B.P.
  • Between 1 and 0.5 billion years B.P.

    • Where were the fossils of Ardipithecus ramidus discovered?

  • Dikika and Mille
  • Middle Awash and Afar (correct)
  • Lower Omo and Aramis
  • Anchar and Belohdelie

    • Where is the cradle of humanity according to archaeological evidence?

  • East African Rift Valley (correct)
  • Middle Awash River Valley
  • West Hararghe
  • Lower Omo River Valley

    • When was the fossil named Chororapithecus unearthed?

    <p>10 million B.P. in Anchar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was the three years old child’s fossil named as Australopithecus afarensis, Selam, discovered?

    <p>Dikika, Mille, Afar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following evolutionary stages with their estimated time period:

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

    Match the following locations with the fossils discovered:

    <p>Anchar (in West Hararghe) = Chororapithecus Middle Awash = Ardipithicus ramidus Afar = Australopithecus afarensis, Selam Belohdelie = Other Australopithecines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following hominid groups with their evolutionary branches:

    <p>Pongidae = Gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, gibbon Hominidae = Human ancestors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following time periods with the discovery locations of fossils:

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

    Match the following geological features with their significance in human evolution:

    <p>East African Rift Valley = Cradle of humanity Lower Omo and Middle Awash River valleys = Discovery of biological and cultural evolution evidences</p> Signup and view all the answers

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