Questions for SS 1-4

Lesson Review

1. Why is Olduvai Gorge so important in the study of human origins? It was important to them because they found many early things in there.

2. Use each of the following vocabulary words in a paragraph about the Leakey's work at Olduvai Gorge.

archaeology                                 fossil                           excavate                             theory

Louis was great archaeology.

Louis found his first fossil when he was 12 years old.

Louis had to excavate to find early stuff.

Louis and his family had many theories so they didn't count.

3.Why is it important to know about our human ancestors? It's important to us because we want to know their past so we can live a better life with their clues.

4. Why is Olduvai Gorge sometimes referred to as the "Cradle of Humankind?" It was named like that because some people found skeletons of their ancestors.