SS Lesson 2 Vocabulary/study Guide

Question 1

A scientist who studies human development

Answer 1

Anthropologist

Question 2

Ability or skill

Answer 2

Capability

Question 3

A group of people who live in the same area and are united by common interests

Answer 3

Community

Question 4

To give, along with others, to a common cause

Answer 4

Contribute

Question 5

An early ancestor of humans

Answer 5

Hominin

Question 6

A strong mental ability to reason and gain knowledge

Answer 6

Intelligence

Question 7

To move from one geographic region to another

Answer 7

Migrate

Question 8

The bones that make up the body of a person or animals

Answer 8

Skeleton

Question 9

A special feature or characteristic

Answer 9

Trait

Question 10

Name the capability that helped Homo Habilis group survive

Answer 10

Making simple tools

Question 11

Who discovered the Homo Habilis hominin groups remains in Africa

Answer 11

Luise and Mary Leakey

Question 12

Name what helped Homo Habilis to survive against animal attacks

Answer 12

They worked together in groups

Question 13

What is Homo Habilis known for being

Answer 13

Tool makers

Question 14

The bones of a number of hominins were found in one location. Using this evidence, scientists concluded that this type of hominin probably did what

Answer 14

Lived in groups

Question 15

Name the trait that made Homo erectus well suited for traveling

Answer 15

Strong bones, taller, thinner

Question 16

Homo erectus was the first hominin to use

Answer 16

Fire

Question 17

Large brains helped Homo Neanderthals survive, giving them the ability to what

Answer 17

Make complex tools

Question 18

At Neanderthal sites, evidence from burial mounds, showing signs that people cared for the sick and injured, has led scientists to believe that Neanderthals had a

Answer 18

Sense of community

Question 19

What advantage over previous hominin groups did the invention of the spear thrower give to early modern humans

Answer 19

They can hunt from safer distances

Question 20

Name the group that made cave paintings, carvings, and musical instruments

Answer 20

Homo Sapiens