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Hominid Vocabulary

Quiz by Jen Wegis

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18 questions
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  • Q1
    1. What is a hominin?
    An early human that walked on four legs
    A scientist who studies ancient humans
    A type of large ape found only in Africa
    An ancient ancestor of humans who walked upright
    15s
  • Q2
    2. What does a paleoanthropologist study?
    The cultures of modern societies
    Ancient art and music
    The weather of the past
    The ancient remains and culture of early humans
    15s
  • Q3
    3. If you have the "capability" to do something, what does that mean?
    You are not interested in it
    It is something you do in the past
    You are able to do it
    You do not have the right tools
    15s
  • Q4
    4. What does it mean to "migrate"?
    To hide from animals
    To stay in one place for a long time
    To move from one area to another
    To build a shelter out of stone
    15s
  • Q5
    5. What is an artifact?
    An object, like a tool, made by an ancient human
    A large sheet of ice
    The preserved remains of a plant
    A type of food that early humans ate
    15s
  • Q6
    6. What is a "biped"?
    A creature that lives in water
    A creature that can fly
    A creature that eats only plants
    A creature that walks on two feet
    15s
  • Q7
    7. Which of these shows a date in B.C.E.?
    2.4 million years ago
    2025
    500 years from now
    1965
    15s
  • Q8
    8. What is a fossil?
    The preserved remains or traces of a plant or animal from the past
    A type of ancient tool used for hunting
    A form of writing on cave walls
    A type of prehistoric bird
    15s
  • Q9
    9. What is a glacier?
    A large sheet of ice that moves slowly
    A kind of desert
    A type of volcano
    A deep hole in the ground
    15s
  • Q10
    10. What do hunter-gatherers do for food?
    They plant seeds in a garden
    They buy it at a market
    They raise farm animals
    They fish, hunt, and collect plants
    15s
  • Q11
    11. What language is often used for scientific names?
    English
    French
    Spanish
    Latin
    15s
  • Q12
    12. What time period is known as the "Ice Age"?
    The Pleistocene Epoch
    The Common Era
    The modern era
    The Stone Age
    15s
  • Q13
    13. What was Beringia?
    An ancient land bridge between Asia and North America
    An extinct animal
    The name of a large glacier
    A type of ancient shelter
    15s
  • Q14
    14. What does the Latin word sapiens mean?
    Powerful
    Wise
    Upright
    Handy
    15s
  • Q15
    15. What does the Latin word erectus mean?
    Strong
    Upright
    Wise
    Handy
    15s

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