The Origin of Humans Review Questions

 

Please answer the following questions with as much detail as possible and with complete sentences.

 

1.        Define civilization.      /2

2.        Define evolution.        /2

3.      What is history?  What two questions do historians try to answer when studying a particular time period?    /3

4.      What is an artifact?  Provide two examples.   /3

5.      Explain the difference between primary and secondary documents.   /2

6.      Define the following terms:  archaeology                        /10

                                                    Archaeologists

                                                    Fossils

                                                    Anthropologists

                                                    Paleoantropologists

7.  Where were the oldest human fossil remains found?    /2

8.  What are the three main stages of human cultural development?    /3

9.  On what was Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution bases?      /5

10.  When did hominids, humanlike creatures, begin to appear on earth?   /2

11.  What two characteristics separate hominids from apes?     /2

12.  Explain the importance of bipedalism to the evolution theory.    /4

Bonus Question:

Answering the following question will add eight mars to your work!

How are archaeological fins dated?  How has new technology improved these methods?