EARLY HOMINIDS AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS Lucy Discovered in Africa

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EARLY HOMINIDS

EARLY HOMINIDS

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS (Lucy) • Discovered in Africa 3 to 4 million years ago in

AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS (Lucy) • Discovered in Africa 3 to 4 million years ago in Eastern Africa • About 3 feet tall • Bipeds – they walked on two feet • Could gather & carry food • Could defend themselves and carry their children • Their brains were about 1/3 the size of our = not as smart • Did not make tools

HOMO HABILIS: HANDY MAN • Lived 2 to 1. 5 million years ago •

HOMO HABILIS: HANDY MAN • Lived 2 to 1. 5 million years ago • Nicknamed “Handy Man” • Taller than Lucy & their brain was twice as big • Had ability to make tools • Remains found only in Africa • Lived in small groups to work together & protect each other • First hominids to make simple stone tools

HOMO ERECTUS • Nicknamed “Upright Man” • Was around longer than other hominids –

HOMO ERECTUS • Nicknamed “Upright Man” • Was around longer than other hominids – from 1. 8 million to 200, 000 B. C. E. • Migrated (moved) – to other continents like Europe & Asia • They had strong bones & were good walkers and runners • Looked more human like • Made more complex tools (handaxes) • First to use FIRE (too keep warm & scare off animals) • Lived with group in huts

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis • Lived from 230, 000 years ago • Lived in Africa,

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis • Lived from 230, 000 years ago • Lived in Africa, Near East, Europe, Asia • Had large brains • Made more than 60 types of tools (knives, scrapers, & spears) • Had a sense of community, took care of their sick and injured, & had burials • Lived, traveled & hunted in groups

Homo sapiens • Early modern humans known as “Doubly Wise Man” • Lived from

Homo sapiens • Early modern humans known as “Doubly Wise Man” • Lived from 35, 000 -12, 000 B. C. E • Originated in Africa but moved all over the world • Migrated from Asia to North and South America using land bridges • Made better tools, shelter & clothing than Neanderthals • Made spears and bows and arrows to hunt animals from a safe distance. • Made needles to sew animal hide together • The first artists – left behind cave paintings of animals they hunted and imaginary creatures.