1.1 the First Humans - Q -

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1. The Age of Hunters and Farmers

1.1 The first humans

(practise questions)

- Q -

What are fossils?

1. Remains of plants or animals preserved in stone
2. Small female chimpanzees
3. Early humans
4. Bones of Lucy

Tekst

This story begins in Ethiopia.

Drag the box with the name Ethiopia to the correct country in the map.

When you see this symbol you need to use internet to help you find the answer.

Ethiopia

What did the scientists discover about Lucy?

1. She was a small female chimpanzee
2. She came from Adam and Eve
3. She was able to walk on two legs
4. She was made by God

How old is Lucy's skeleton?

1. Less than a million years old
2. Just a few hundred years old
3. 3.2 million years old
4. A few thousand years old

The scientists were looking for fossils, but were really interested in the remains of early humans in Ethiopia.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

The scientists knew right away that they had found remains of a human.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

Look at the drawing of Lucy in lesson 1.1. Here you see another
kind of reconstruction; it shows us what Lucy might have
looked like when she was still alive. (click the photo to enlarge)

Why would a museum use this kind of reconstruction instead
of a display that only shows a few bones from a skeleton?

1. Because it attracts people more than showing only bones.
2. Because Lucy was a beautiful girl.
3. Because we know exactly what Lucy looked like.
4. A, B and C are all correct

Why was it special that Lucy’s skeleton was well preserved?

1. because the bones were found by accident.
2. because the bones were so old.
3. because the bones were found in the desert
4. because humans burned their dead

What is a narrative?

1. a story
2. an old tool
3. a scientific theory
4. a human bone

What is a creation narrative?

It is a story that says....

1. humans were created by scientists
2. God was created by humans
3. God was created by scientists
4. humans were created by God

What is the theory proposed by Charles Darwin?

1. Theory of gravity
2. Theory of evolution
3. Theory of creationism
4. Theory of relativity

6. In your textbook, read "Theory of evolution".

Drag the missing words to the correct place in the text.

Darwin

changes

puzzle

apes

survive

fossils

Why do species adapt themselves to their environment?

1. To survive
2. To confuse predators
3. To look attractive
4. To have fun

According to Darwin, what do humans and apes have in common?

1. They share the same diet
2. They have similar physical features
3. They can communicate with each other
4. They have the same ancestors

archaeology.mrdonn.org

7. Go to the website in the previous slide.

Then click on ‘what is the job of an archaeologist?’ and read the text.

Use the information to make the correct combinations

archeologist

paleontologist

historian

studies written records

studies animal fossils

studies human artifacts

When did Homo sapiens evolve in Africa?

1. Around 4.4 million years ago
2. Around 250,000 years ago
3. Between 250,000 to 56,000 years ago
4. Around 10,000 years ago

What is the Out of Africa theory?

1. Modern man evolved in the Americas and migrated to Africa
2. Modern man evolved in Europe and migrated to Africa
3. Modern man evolved in Asia and migrated to Africa
4. Modern man evolved in Africa and migrated to other continents

What was the significance of the discovery of 'Ardi'?

1. It is a 10,000 year-old skeleton that provides evidence of human migration
2. It is a 250,000 year-old skeleton that proves humans evolved from apes
3. It is a 4.4 million year-old skeleton that may be the missing link between humans and apes
4. It is a 4.4 million year-old skeleton that confirms humans did not evolve from apes

congratulations