World History Quiz

What do Historians study

Study how people lived in the past.

What are Historians 2 goals

#1 goal = Determine the cause of an event

#2 goal = To not Allow experiences , culture , or politics influence interpretations.

What is Technology

Skills and tools people use to meet their needs and wants.

What are Homo Habilis

1st hominids to make stone tools to cut ,scrape ,chop ,and saw.There nickname is “handy man”

What are Homo erectus

1st hominids to use fire and hand ax

What did homo sapiens do

Replaced Homo erectus

What is the “Out of Africa” theory

1st lived in Africa then migrated to other parts of the world.

What are the 2 groups of Homo sapiens

Neanderthals ( disppeared ) and Modern Humans

What types of obstacles do historians have to overcome to give a straightforward account of past events

Historians evalute evidence to make sure it is reliable Ex) artifacts or written reports.They cannot bring there personal opinions in there evalutaions.

How have anthropologist learned about the ancestors of modern humans

Anthropologists learned about the ancestors of modern humans. by studying tools, bones and artifacts from the past. They also studied plants, and Bones of animals to discover their diets

Why did scholars give homo habilis  the nickname handyman

Scholars gave homo hobilis  the nickname handyman Because there were the first to make tools

Considering hominids use of tools what can you infer about how they obtained food how does that differ from how we obtain food today

Hominids used tools to cut , scrape, chop, and saw. Today this is done by humans and factories. hominids use these tools to kill animals and obtain food.