Named Homo habilis in honor of its ability to make tools, this hominid was also called .....

ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC

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Named Homo habilis in honor of its ability to make tools, this hominid was also called ____

A	Java
B	Handy Henry
C	Handy Tool
D	Handy Man

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The word habilis is based on a Latin word meaning ‘handy’ or ‘skilful’. This species known as ‘handy man’ because stone tools were found near its fossil remains and it is assumed this species had developed the ability to modify stone into tools.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mary had found remains of Homo Habilis, or tool man. The debate over homo habilis is that it was an advanced gracil australopithecene, and/or a precursor to homo erectus, modern humans’ direct ancestor.

Detailed explanation-3: -They invented the so-called Acheulian tools, such as teardrop-shaped hand axes, which superseded the older and simpler Oldowan tools.

Detailed explanation-4: -Homo habilis, “handy man, ‘’ is so called because of the wealth of tools that have been found with its fossils.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Oldowan is the oldest-known stone tool industry. Dating as far back as 2.5 million years ago, these tools are a major milestone in human evolutionary history: the earliest evidence of cultural behavior. Homo habilis, an ancestor of Homo sapiens, manufactured Oldowan tools.

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