Test Friday

There will be a test on Friday on chapter 2. A study guide was handed out in class. It also might be worth checking out the online flash card creator that I showed you in class. This is listed on my website.

Chapter 2 Study Guide

Vocabulary

Hominid Australopithecus Afarensis
Anthropologist Homo Habilis
Remains Homo Erectus
Biped Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis
Migrate Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Land Bridge


Key Ideas to Know Main Ideas of Chapter

Nicknames of Hominids Scientist believe that hominids changed over time
Where they lived (did they migrate?) (evolved) from apes
Dates Lived
Height As time went on, each hominid group got smarter
Brain and made new inventions that made life better
Physical Features
Types of Tools Used Hominids got their food hunting animals and gathering
Main Capabilities nuts and berries.

Important Study Tools Hominids had to migrate to find food. The ability to
carry fire allowed hominids to move out of Africa.
Chapter 2 in your book
Hominid notes from jigsaw activity
Flipchart notes from class
Lucy sheet with questions from class

Questions to Consider

1. What advantage did being able to walk upright give early hominids such as Lucy?

2. What development allowed hominids to migrate out of Africa? How could hominids use this development to move to other parts of the earth?

3. What did the spear thrower and bow and arrow allow early modern humans to do?

4. List the hominids in order of oldest to youngest.

5. What advantage did the ability to live in groups (communities) give early hominids? How is this an advantage?

6. Be able to describe each of the hominid groups, what they looked like, what capabilities they had, and where they lived.