WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which was the first to use tools?
A
Homo Habilis
B
Homo Sapiens
C
Homo Erectus
D
Australopithecus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Homo habilis may have been the first of our ancestors to make stone tools. This represented a significant change in mental capabilities and a shift toward new survival strategies.

Detailed explanation-2: -There is a common view that early Homo (e.g. Homo habilis) invented the first simple (Oldowan) stone tools, but when Homo erectus appeared 1.8-1.7 million years ago, a new stone tool technology called the Acheulian, with purposefully-shaped large cutting tools such as handaxes, emerged in Africa.

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