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History of humans Flashcards

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Which group painted the animals in the Lascaux Cave?

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Cro-Magnons

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Who were the first humans to control the use of fire?

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Homo erectus

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Which species were Cro-Magnons and Neanderthals part of?

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Homo sapiens

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Which subspecies are modern humans members of?

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Homo sapiens sapiens

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Which of these people buried their dead?

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Neanderthals

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Most scientists believe the first early human beings evolved from which species about 2 million years ago?

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Australopithecines

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What was the first humanoid species to appear on earth?

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hominids

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Where did the single origin theory propose that modern human beings first appeared?

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Africa

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Modern humans have a strong resemblance to australopithecines.

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false

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Who hollowed out logs to make simple canoes which they used to cross rivers and to fish in deep water?

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Cro-Magnons

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