Tut tut, boys, very sloppy.Quote:
Originally posted by Matthew Gates
Answers
When did the first homo sapiens appear on Earth?
500,000 years ago.
Our early species were called what?
Cro Magnon. Neandertals were a dead link..
When did the first homo erectus/habilis appear on Earth?
1 million years ago (spread throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia).
What are humans most related to? (What animal?)
Chimpanzee.
Where was the oldest human settlement discovered? (starts with a K)
In a valley in Kenya called Olduvai Gorge.
You cannot answer q. 1 with any certainty since new remains are being found and the dating is very approximate anyway.
q.2 cannot be certainly answered since it is not precise enough. The q should be phrased What was the direct ancestor of Homo Sapiens - but it is definitely NOT Homo Neandertalis - there is no shared DNA.
q.3 currently thought to be at least 2 million years
q.4 Chimpanzee is NOT a monkey - it is a primate and there are arguments for and against which primate we are most related to, however it is unlikely to be the Lemur!
q.5 OK, but the q should include a caveat, such as, Where is the oldest, currently known human settlement?
It is all about analysis...
Cheers,
P.
