What is the characteristic that sets Homo habilis apart from prior hominids?
A) Development of simple language
B) Using tools to create tools
C) Creating simple musical instruments
D) Bipedalism

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Homo habilis was the first known hominid to use tools to create other tools, known as the Oldowan tool industry. Prior hominids, such as Australopithecus, used simple tools but did not create their own. Additionally, bipedalism had already evolved in earlier hominids, so it cannot be the characteristic that sets Homo habilis apart. Language and musical instruments do not appear until much later in human evolution.

What Is the Characteristic That Sets Homo Habilis Apart from Prior