Homo Erectus

question 21

Multiple Choice

Homo erectus

• A) Made simple tools, but did not yet walk upright.
• B) Could not leave the tropics because they had not mastered the arts of making fire or tanning leather.
• C) Typically possessed a brain that was larger than those of modern humans.
• D) Were fully stable on their feet, lived on the ground, could travel rather easily, and had mastered the use of fire.

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