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Answer all the questions given under each caption:

Hominid and Hominins


a) Who are Hominids?


b) Who was the earliest human ancestor to make tools in Africa?


c) How are the modern humans known?


d) Name any one species of this tribe


a) hominids are one of the human ancestors which refer to the family of species of modern and extinct great apes (chimpanzee, gorillas and orang-utans) including humans.


b) Homo Habilis (handy humans) were the earliest human ancestor to make tools in Africa. They were around 2.6million years ago and were a member of hominins.


c) Modern Humans were known as Homo Sapiens, that is, a wise man which first came into being around 3,00,000 years ago in Africa. They migrated and dispersed in various parts of the world.


d) Humans are the only living species of this tribe. They stand erect, walk with two legs and have large brains.


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