Question

What was important about Donald Johanson’s discovery of Lucy in 1974?

a. It proved that hominids used tools.
b. It proved that hominids lived in East Africa 5,000 years ago.
c. It pointed to a hominid’s ability to walk upright.
d. It was the first discovery of ancient bones

Answer 1

d. It was the first discovery of ancient bones.

d is the correct answer

Answer 2

d. it was the first discovery of ancient bones

Step-by-step explanation:

we can find the correct answer through the process of elimination —

• for b, 5000 years is not long enough
• for c, ability to walk is not related to the discovery (does not make sense)
• for a, we already knew that hominids used tools
• for d, it is the only one left and makes sense