Q3 A of 28 Page 17

Find out the correct statement:

a) The concept ‘survival of the fittest’ contributed to the scientific understanding of human origins.


b) The book on the Origin of Species was published by Herbert Spencer.


c) Darwin’s theory of biological evolution connects with the process of natural selection.


d) Geology is the study of lithic technology.


a) TRUE. This concept was given by Herbert Spencer and Charles Darwin.


b) FALSE. The book on the origin of species was published by Charles Darwin in 1859.


c) TRUE. His theory is published in his two books On the Origin of Species in 1859 and the Descent of Man in 1871.


d) FALSE. Geology is a science that deals with physical structure and substances of the earth.


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2 D

Fill in the blanks:

The methods and techniques involved in the production of stone tools are called __________ technology.


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Fill in the blanks:

_____________ is known as the Middle Stone Age, as it is placed between the Palaeolithic and Neolithic.


 3 B

Find out the correct statement:

a) Among the great Apes, Orang-utan is genetically the closest to humans.


b) The ancestors to humans were called Hominins and their origins have been traced to Africa.


c) Flake is a small chip that has flaking on both sides.


d) Acheulian is the main block of stone from which small chips are flaked by using a hammer stone.


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Match the following: